"The Veteran" - A moving poem from 1867 about the struggle of disabled Civil War veterans
Harper's Weekly published "The Veteran" in January 1867. It documented the struggle of disabled Union veterans after the Civil War.
Pennsylvania in the Civil War
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Jake Wynn
- Feb 3, 2020
"A painful duty" - A letter to the father of a Pennsylvania soldier killed by typhoid fever
Private Rolandus Lytle succumbed to typhoid fever in Virginia on August 14, 1862. An officer wrote to Lytle's father with the sad news.
Kendrick Gibbs
- Jan 22, 2020
Mud and Graybacks - 125th Pennsylvania Infantry and the 'Mud March'
In the aftermath of the Battle of Fredericksburg, the 125th Pennsylvania experienced thick, sucking mud and lice known as "graybacks."
Jake Wynn
- Jan 10, 2020
A wounded Pennsylvania soldier's dedication to coffee showed in 1864
Wounded at Petersburg in June 1864, Sergeant Ephraim Myers soldiered through with the help of his full canteen of coffee.
Jake Wynn
- Jan 7, 2020
Letter from a Pennsylvania drummer boy – April 1862
Jeremiah Helms served as a drummer boy in the 50th Pennsylvania. He was mortally wounded at Antietam in September 1862.