Jake WynnApr 11, 2020"The Glad Notes of Victory" - A poem for Confederate surrender in April 1865The Miners' Journal of Pottsville, PA published a victory poem written by a local man after Confederate surrender in April 1865.
Kendrick GibbsApr 10, 2020"Joy In Richmond" - Lancaster County's Response to the fall of the Confederate capitalHow did the community of Lancaster, Pennsylvania react to news of Richmond's fall in 1865?
Jake WynnNov 23, 2019"We had cause to rejoice" - Diary reveals how Harrisburg celebrated news of Confederate surrenderSallie Simonton's journal provides an incredible eye-witness account of Harrisburg's impromptu celebration on April 9, 1865.
