Henry Keiser kept a diary through his service in the Civil War. Meet the man behind the diary that has appeared in dozens of books about America's bloodiest conflict.
Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (NARA) May 2014 marks the 150th anniversary of General Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign through Virginia. The Army of the Potomac's march into Virginia in the spring of 1864 ushered in one of the Civil War's most bloody periods. From May 1 through June 30, a series of battles were … Continue reading 96th Pennsylvania in Grant’s Overland Campaign
In the autumn of 1918, several hundred residents of this Pennsylvania town came down with influenza during the Spanish Flu pandemic.