“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
Jan 31, 2020
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.
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.
Jake Wynn
Oct 16, 2019
National honors to Rebel dead? - A blistering letter about Confederate graves at Antietam
In 1868, the representative of Westmoreland County in Congress spoke out in favor of excluding Confederate war dead from national cemeteries
Guest Contributor
Sep 17, 2019
“In the very maelstrom of the battle” – 132nd Pennsylvania Infantry at Antietam
The 132nd Pennsylvania received its baptism by fire during the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862.
Kendrick Gibbs
Sep 17, 2019
Hurried 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 Eash
Sep 14, 2019
“God only knows what he'll do” - Andrew Curtin, A.K. McClure, and Thaddeus Stevens before Antietam
Codie Eash looks at politics in Pennsylvania during the chaos of early September 1862.
Jake Wynn
Sep 6, 2019
Governor Andrew Curtin's response to Confederate invasion threat - September 1862
In September 1862, Confederate forces crossed the Potomac River and became a dangerous threat to Andrew Curtin's Pennsylvania.
Jake Wynn
Jul 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 Wynn
Jul 20, 2019
Pennsylvania at Antietam - Recap of livestreams from July 2019
Contributors to PennCivilWar and colleagues gathered at Antietam National Battlefield to discuss the role played by Pennsylvanians.
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