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.

Two cavalrymen from Scranton played a role in the Civil War's final campaign.

An account of the 71st Pennsylvania's debacle at the Battle of Ball's Bluff in October 1861.

Codie Eash continues his series on Gettysburg's reaction as the Civil War drew to a close in April 1865.

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.

Two decades after Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House, a Pennsylvania veteran sparked a fierce debate over the memory of the event.

The Miners' Journal of Pottsville, PA published a victory poem written by a local man after Confederate surrender in April 1865.

How did the community of Lancaster, Pennsylvania react to news of Richmond's fall in 1865?

In April 1865, Gettysburg responded to news that the Confederate capital had fallen to forces of the US Army.

John Carroll Delaney was an Irish immigrant who fought bravely in the Civil War and was awarded the Medal of Honor.

George Bergner edited the "Telegraph" newspaper in the Pennsylvania state capital throughout the Civil War.

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Pennsylvania newspaper editors registered strong opinions about Lincoln's legendary second inaugural address on March 4, 1865.

Harper's Weekly published "The Veteran" in January 1867. It documented the struggle of disabled Union veterans after the Civil War.

President-elect Abraham Lincoln spoke repeatedly to audiences in Pennsylvania as he crossed the state to attend his inauguration in 1861.

The Scranton Civil War veteran received the Medal of Honor for his bravery during the Battle of the Wilderness in May 1864.

The Pennsylvania Daily Telegraph published an article from a Southern magazine threatening secession in the summer of 1860.

The Battle of Olustee took place in Florida in February 1864. Soldiers from the Keystone State played a crucial role throughout the fight.

Veterans at Gettysburg used Alexander Stephens's infamous speech about slavery to argue that the Confederate cause was unjust and wrong.

Private Rolandus Lytle succumbed to typhoid fever in Virginia on August 14, 1862. An officer wrote to Lytle's father with the sad news.