Major Joseph Anthony was severely wounded during his Civil War service, but later took up a job leading mining operations in Dauphin County, PA.
Major Joseph Anthony | Civil War veteran and mining superintendent
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Podcast – Dranesville: A Forgotten Civil War Battle with Ryan Quint
We chat with our friend and author Ryan Quint about his new book on the Battle of Dranesville.
Podcast – The Wolves Aren’t Fleeing: Reviewing Manhunt Episodes 3-4
In this episodes, we chat about Manhunt and its portrayal of Reconstruction.
Pottsville, PA celebrated “First Defenders Day” as a tribute to its Civil War veterans
In the decades after the Civil War, Pottsville celebrated "First Defenders Day," April 18th, as one of its most important holidays. On that day in 1861, citizen soldiers from Schuylkill County were among the Pennsylvanians racing to protect the nation's capital from possible rebel attack in the first days of the Civil War. Union soldiers … Continue reading Pottsville, PA celebrated “First Defenders Day” as a tribute to its Civil War veterans
Podcast – Making a Public Historian with Maureen Lavelle
In this conversation for the podcast, we chat with the public historian Maureen Lavelle.
A Luzerne County newspaper’s editorial about Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia | April 1865
"The rebellion of American slavery against American freedom has just been beaten and crushed..."
CSI: Lincoln Assassination – Reviewing Manhunt Episodes 1-2
In our first podcast episode, we discuss the opening episodes of the new limited series "Manhunt."
Scenes at a coal miners’ beer party in Schuylkill County | 1938
The basement beer party was photographed by Sheldon Dick in a project funded by the Federal government during the Great Depression.
Illustration shows the Gilberton Colliery during the Civil War | 1863
An 1863 map of Schuylkill County included the drawing of the new mining operation started in 1862 in northern Schuylkill County.
The Bloody 100th – Documentary Review
Jake Wynn and Justin Voithofer review the documentary that accompanies the miniseries "Masters of the Air."
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