Medal returned to its proper owner 40 years after it was lost at the Battle of Antietam
William W. Warren lost a medal he wore around his neck after being wounded and captured at the Battle of Antietam.
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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.
Codie Eash
- Dec 24, 2019
“Pleasanter reminiscences of this famous town” – Christmas at Gettysburg in 1861
The 10th New York Cavalry spent Christmas 1861 in the Adams County seat. Decades later, they remembered the experience of a holiday at war.
Guest Contributor
- Dec 21, 2019
“I hope we shall whip them yet” – The 132nd Pennsylvania at Fredericksburg
Guest contributor EJ Murphy details the experiences of the 132nd Pennsylvania at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
Rich Condon
- Dec 20, 2019
A casualty of Dranesville - The tragic story of Captain Robert Galway
Captain Robert Galway bravely led his Pennsylvanians into action at the Battle of Dranesville on December 20, 1861.
Jake Wynn
- Dec 18, 2019
"Pennsylvania at the Battle of Fredericksburg" - Recap of our December 2019 live-stream
Check out the videos that PennCivilWar recorded at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park in December 2019.
Codie Eash
- Dec 17, 2019
Pennsylvanians who earned Medals of Honor at the Battle of Fredericksburg
As a result of the Battle of Fredericksburg, seven Pennsylvanians earned the prestigious Medal of Honor. Codie Eash explores their stories.
Jake Wynn
- Dec 17, 2019
"First fight" - George Snowden sees the elephant at the Battle of Fredericksburg
George Snowden experienced Civil War combat for the first time during the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862.
Codie Eash
- Dec 13, 2019
“Like snow coming down on warm ground” – What a future Pennsylvania commander saw at Fredericksburg
Darius Couch reflected on the horrors he witnessed during the Battle of Fredericksburg in the decades after the Civil War.
Jake Wynn
- Dec 12, 2019
"Supposed to be my death wound" - A Pennsylvania soldier's story of survival at Marye's Heights
In his memoir, Frederick Hitchcock vividly describes how he escaped death at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
Codie Eash
- Nov 27, 2019
“A pouring out of grateful hearts” – Gettysburg’s connection to the first national Thanksgiving Day
Outside of Washington, D.C., perhaps no town or city has been so deeply attached to the Civil War legacy of Abraham Lincoln as...
Jake Wynn
- Nov 23, 2019
"We had cause to rejoice" - Diary reveals how Harrisburg celebrated news of Confederate surrender
Sallie Simonton's journal provides an incredible eye-witness account of Harrisburg's impromptu celebration on April 9, 1865.
Codie Eash
- Nov 9, 2019
How the Pennsylvania press reacted to Lincoln’s reelection in 1864
President Abraham Lincoln won re-election in November 1864 against George McClellan. Pennsylvania played a crucial role in the election.
Jake Wynn
- Nov 8, 2019
"One common calamity" - A November 1864 lament over the Civil War's devastating costs
A newspaper editorial lamented the horrific costs of the Civil War in a November 1864 editorial in the Pottsville "Miners' Journal."
Kendrick Gibbs
- Nov 7, 2019
Lieutenant Isaiah Conley’s daring escape from Rebeldom
In 1864, several Union officers made a daring escape from a Southern prisoner-of-war camp.
Guest Contributor
- Nov 1, 2019
Exploring Philadelphia’s Civil War – Monument to Major General John F. Reynolds
EJ Murphy dives into the history of the monument to Major General John F. Reynolds in Philadelphia.
Jake Wynn
- Oct 29, 2019
Virtual reality videos from American Battlefield Trust show harsh realities of the Civil War
Experience the Civil War like never before with the new virtual reality project from the American Battlefield Trust.
Codie Eash
- Oct 24, 2019
The Pennsylvania veterans who opposed Gettysburg’s first Confederate monument
In the decades after the Civil War, Pennsylvania veterans sought to keep Confederate monuments and memorials off the Gettysburg battlefield.
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