Gettysburg

Codie Eash

Jul 4, 2020

Not a cross, but a “cross-roads hand-board” – The 142nd Pennsylvania monument at Gettysburg

Codie Eash explores the fascinating story of a unique monument to a Pennsylvania regiment on the Gettysburg battlefield.

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Gettysburg and the End of the War, Part 1 – The Fall of Richmond

Codie Eash

Apr 8, 2020

Gettysburg and the End of the War, Part 1 – The Fall of Richmond

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

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Patrick DeLacy: Scranton’s Fighting Irishman

Guest Contributor

Feb 29, 2020

Patrick DeLacy: Scranton’s Fighting Irishman

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

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“Let us have war” - The Gettysburg veterans who argued against the “Cornerstone Speech”

Codie Eash

Feb 11, 2020

“Let us have war” - The Gettysburg veterans who argued against the “Cornerstone Speech”

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

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“Pleasanter reminiscences of this famous town” – Christmas at Gettysburg in 1861

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.

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The Pennsylvania veterans who opposed Gettysburg’s first Confederate monument

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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A bloody altercation between an officer and his soldiers in the aftermath of Gettysburg

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.

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“A Terrible, and Yet Glorious Reality”: The Adams Sentinel on the Immediate Meaning 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.

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"A deplorable scene" - A description of Gettysburg after the battle

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.

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"Sons of Liberty, Go Forth": James McCarter and the 93rd Pennsylvania on the Road to Gettysburg

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.

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Pennsylvania in the Civil War

Exploring the history of the Keystone State in America's bloodiest conflict

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