Jake WynnSep 28, 2019A Pennsylvania Congressman launched the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson in 1868John Covode represented Westmoreland County in the House of Representatives. He launched the first presidential impeachment in US history.
Rich CondonSep 27, 2019William Scroggins - Barber in Allegheny City and veteran of the US Navy in the Civil War Rich Condon recently stopped by the grave of an African American US Navy veteran in an abandoned cemetery near Pittsburgh.
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.
Codie EashSep 20, 2019George Washington Williams and the National African American Civil War Memorial that wasn't builtMore than 36,000 African American soldiers died during the Civil War, yet no national monument memorialized their sacrifice until 1998.
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 GibbsSep 17, 2019Hurried to eternity - The bodies of two York County soldiers returned home after Antietam In the wake of the Battle of Antietam, families of the those killed-in-action sought to bring their loved ones home for burial.
Codie EashSep 14, 2019“God only knows what he'll do” - Andrew Curtin, A.K. McClure, and Thaddeus Stevens before AntietamCodie Eash looks at politics in Pennsylvania during the chaos of early September 1862.
Jake WynnSep 6, 2019Governor Andrew Curtin's response to Confederate invasion threat - September 1862In September 1862, Confederate forces crossed the Potomac River and became a dangerous threat to Andrew Curtin's Pennsylvania.
Guest ContributorSep 1, 2019"No traitor blood lurks in my veins" - George Washington Woodward's Civil WarGeorge Washington Woodward ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Pennsylvania during the darkest year of the Civil War.
Jake WynnAug 29, 2019James A. Beaver - The Civil War namesake of Penn State's football stadiumPennsylvania's largest sports venue is named for a Civil War veteran who was wounded four times and lost a leg during his service.
Codie EashAug 25, 2019“Into a Perfect Steel-Trap” – Frederick Douglass and John Brown at ChambersburgIn the months before his ill-fated raid on the Arsenal at Harpers Ferry, John Brown met with Frederick Douglass in Pennsylvania.
Guest ContributorAug 17, 2019"Principles, Not Men" - Dr. Andrew Bedford's "Inflexible Democracy"Guest contributor EJ Murphy looks at the politics surrounding black voting rights in antebellum Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Rich CondonAug 16, 2019"A vigorous defense" - Pittsburgh's forgotten Civil War fortificationsIn 1863, authorities began construction on a series of fortifications defending Pittsburgh from possible Confederate invasion.
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.
Kendrick GibbsJul 26, 2019A "Wildcat" in Libby Prison - Letters from Stephen Sartwell's POW ExperienceA Jefferson County native wrote to his wife about his time as a prisoner-of-war and how he felt to finally be free.
Jake WynnJul 23, 2019"The destructiveness of war" - The Altoona Tribune's visit to the Antietam battlefield In the days after the Battle of Antietam, a team of Pennsylvania journalists arrived on the battlefield to report on what they saw.
Jake WynnJul 20, 2019Pennsylvania at Antietam - Recap of livestreams from July 2019Contributors to PennCivilWar and colleagues gathered at Antietam National Battlefield to discuss the role played by Pennsylvanians.
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.
Codie EashJul 12, 2019“A Terrible, and Yet Glorious Reality”: The Adams Sentinel on the Immediate Meaning of GettysburgAn Adams County newspaper editor grappled with the meaning and consequences of the Battle of Gettysburg in the weeks after the fight.