“The Sudden, Tremendous, and Simultaneous Fire” - The Keystone Zouaves Assault Fort Wagner
The 76th Pennsylvania made numerous bloody assaults against Confederate fortifications on Morris Island in July 1863.
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Jake Wynn
- Jul 17, 2019
A 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 Eash
- Jul 12, 2019
“A Terrible, and Yet Glorious Reality”: The Adams Sentinel on the Immediate Meaning of Gettysburg
An Adams County newspaper editor grappled with the meaning and consequences of the Battle of Gettysburg in the weeks after the fight.
Jake Wynn
- Jul 7, 2019
"A deplorable scene" - A description of Gettysburg after the battle
A reporter from Harrisburg's Patriot and Union newspaper described the scene at Gettysburg in the days after the 1863 battle.
Kendrick Gibbs
- Jul 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?"
Jake Wynn
- Jul 3, 2019
"Coffroth the Copperhead" - Congressman Alexander Coffroth and Fake News in 1863
Alexander Coffroth was featured in the 2012 film "Lincoln." This is a look at a real scandal that involved the Congressman in 1863.
Codie Eash
- Jun 29, 2019
"Sons of Liberty, Go Forth": James McCarter and the 93rd Pennsylvania on the Road to Gettysburg
Colonel James McCarter's powerful speech to his troops in the 93rd Pennsylvania on their march to Gettysburg.
Rich Condon
- Jun 23, 2019
“Tragedy on the Potomac"- A Peace Time Catastrophe for Hampton’s Independent Battery
"This morning was dark and lowering... reminding one of the flashing eyes of some demon..."
Jake Wynn
- Jun 15, 2019
"A Splendid Sight" - An account of the burning of the Wrightsville Bridge in June 1863
A soldier from the Coal Region details his experience in York County during the Gettysburg Campaign in a letter.
Kendrick Gibbs
- Jun 14, 2019
"There is hope for you": The 166th Pennsylvania Drafted Militia and the 1862 Draft
The story of a drafted militia unit organized in Pennsylvania in 1862.
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