Jake WynnMay 9, 2020Carver Barracks - A Civil War encampment in Washington with deep ties to PennsylvaniaLieutenant James M. Carver of the 104th Pennsylvania designed a barracks that became famous in Washington during the Civil War.
Guest ContributorApr 18, 2020“The Terrible Massacre” - George Washington Beidelman and the Battle of Ball’s BluffAn account of the 71st Pennsylvania's debacle at the Battle of Ball's Bluff in October 1861.
Codie EashFeb 11, 2020“Let us have war” - The Gettysburg veterans who argued against the “Cornerstone Speech”Veterans at Gettysburg used Alexander Stephens's infamous speech about slavery to argue that the Confederate cause was unjust and wrong.
Kendrick GibbsJan 22, 2020Mud 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 WynnJan 10, 2020A wounded Pennsylvania soldier's dedication to coffee showed in 1864Wounded at Petersburg in June 1864, Sergeant Ephraim Myers soldiered through with the help of his full canteen of coffee.
Guest ContributorDec 21, 2019“I hope we shall whip them yet” – The 132nd Pennsylvania at FredericksburgGuest contributor EJ Murphy details the experiences of the 132nd Pennsylvania at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
Jake WynnDec 12, 2019"Supposed to be my death wound" - A Pennsylvania soldier's story of survival at Marye's HeightsIn his memoir, Frederick Hitchcock vividly describes how he escaped death at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
Kendrick GibbsSep 25, 2019The 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry at Hanover Court House, VAIn the summer of 1863, the 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry took part in raids that disrupted Confederate communication and supplies in Virginia.
Guest ContributorSep 17, 2019“In the very maelstrom of the battle” – 132nd Pennsylvania Infantry at AntietamThe 132nd Pennsylvania received its baptism by fire during the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862.
Kendrick GibbsAug 9, 2019Letter from the Battle of Cedar Mountain - 46th Pennsylvania A newspaper correspondent in the 46th Pennsylvania described his fight on August 9, 1862 at the Battle of Cedar Mountain.
Codie EashJul 18, 2019“The Sudden, Tremendous, and Simultaneous Fire” - The Keystone Zouaves Assault Fort WagnerThe 76th Pennsylvania made numerous bloody assaults against Confederate fortifications on Morris Island in July 1863.
Jake WynnJul 17, 2019A bloody altercation between an officer and his soldiers in the aftermath of Gettysburg A confrontation between an officer and two soldiers turned bloody in the days after the Battle of Gettysburg.
Kendrick GibbsJul 6, 2019"Penalty Upon Patriotism" - The 151st Pennsylvania's Public Call for Soldier Voting Rights"Is it possible that we love our country less, and are we less worthy to be instructed by it than before we took up arms to defend it?"
Codie EashJun 29, 2019"Sons of Liberty, Go Forth": James McCarter and the 93rd Pennsylvania on the Road to GettysburgColonel James McCarter's powerful speech to his troops in the 93rd Pennsylvania on their march to Gettysburg.
Jake WynnJun 15, 2019"A Splendid Sight" - An account of the burning of the Wrightsville Bridge in June 1863A soldier from the Coal Region details his experience in York County during the Gettysburg Campaign in a letter.
Kendrick GibbsJun 14, 2019"There is hope for you": The 166th Pennsylvania Drafted Militia and the 1862 DraftThe story of a drafted militia unit organized in Pennsylvania in 1862.