Gettysburg and the End of the War, Part 3 – Lincoln’s Assassination
The final entry in Codie Eash's series about Gettysburg and the end of the Civil War focuses on the aftermath of the Lincoln assassination.
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Apr 19, 2020
Parting Shot: Two Pennsylvania Cavalrymen End the Civil War
Two cavalrymen from Scranton played a role in the Civil War's final campaign.
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Guest Contributor
Apr 18, 2020
“The Terrible Massacre” - George Washington Beidelman and the Battle of Ball’s Bluff
An account of the 71st Pennsylvania's debacle at the Battle of Ball's Bluff in October 1861.
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Codie Eash
Apr 16, 2020
Gettysburg and the End of the War, Part 2 – Surrender at Appomattox
Codie Eash continues his series on Gettysburg's reaction as the Civil War drew to a close in April 1865.
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Codie Eash
Apr 13, 2020
Birth of the “Bucktails” – Thomas L. Kane after the fall of Fort Sumter
The origins of one of the Civil War's most famous units can be traced to the immediate aftermath of Fort Sumter in April 1861.
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Codie Eash
Apr 12, 2020
“I saw the first meeting between Grant and Lee” – A Pennsylvania private’s Appomattox recollection
Two decades after Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House, a Pennsylvania veteran sparked a fierce debate over the memory of the event.
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Jake Wynn
Apr 11, 2020
"The Glad Notes of Victory" - A poem for Confederate surrender in April 1865
The Miners' Journal of Pottsville, PA published a victory poem written by a local man after Confederate surrender in April 1865.
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Kendrick Gibbs
Apr 10, 2020
"Joy In Richmond" - Lancaster County's Response to the fall of the Confederate capital
How did the community of Lancaster, Pennsylvania react to news of Richmond's fall in 1865?
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Codie Eash
Apr 8, 2020
Gettysburg and the End of the War, Part 1 – The Fall of Richmond
In April 1865, Gettysburg responded to news that the Confederate capital had fallen to forces of the US Army.
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Guest Contributor
Apr 1, 2020
“Always Ready for Duty” - The Remarkable Life of John Delaney
John Carroll Delaney was an Irish immigrant who fought bravely in the Civil War and was awarded the Medal of Honor.
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Jake Wynn
Mar 21, 2020
"Pennsylvania in the Crisis" - A Harrisburg journalist's response to Fort Sumter
George Bergner edited the "Telegraph" newspaper in the Pennsylvania state capital throughout the Civil War.
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Jake Wynn
Mar 19, 2020
Surviving COVID-19 with PennCivilWar - Our Reading List
Our contributors share what they are reading during this time of pandemic and COVID-19.
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Codie Eash
Mar 4, 2020
How the Pennsylvania press reacted to Lincoln’s second inauguration - March 1865
Pennsylvania newspaper editors registered strong opinions about Lincoln's legendary second inaugural address on March 4, 1865.
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Jake Wynn
Mar 3, 2020
"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.
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Codie Eash
Mar 1, 2020
President-elect Lincoln’s inaugural journey through Pennsylvania
President-elect Abraham Lincoln spoke repeatedly to audiences in Pennsylvania as he crossed the state to attend his inauguration in 1861.
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Guest Contributor
Feb 29, 2020
Patrick DeLacy: Scranton’s Fighting Irishman
The Scranton Civil War veteran received the Medal of Honor for his bravery during the Battle of the Wilderness in May 1864.
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Jake Wynn
Feb 27, 2020
A Pennsylvania newspaper's scornful reaction to a Southern prediction of civil war - 1860
The Pennsylvania Daily Telegraph published an article from a Southern magazine threatening secession in the summer of 1860.
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Codie Eash
Feb 25, 2020
“A Severe Battle in Florida” - Pennsylvanians at the Battle of Olustee
The Battle of Olustee took place in Florida in February 1864. Soldiers from the Keystone State played a crucial role throughout the fight.
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Codie Eash
Feb 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.
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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.
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