Twenty-two year old Private Patrick Kennedy died from typhoid fever on February 7, 1862 in Camp Northumberland, Virginia.
“He Died Like A Good Christian” – A Death From Typhoid Fever in the 96th Pennsylvania
Williamstown, Pennsylvania – 1916
"Williamstown is crowded with stores and few residents leave here to make their purchases elsewhere. Several hundred persons are employed in these retail houses and with the thousand men employed in the colliery here, there are comparatively few persons who are able to go out of their homes to work in the town’s two hosiery mills."
“A Town That Wouldn’t Say Die!” – Lykens, Pennsylvania in 1937
Explore the profound impact of the Great Depression on Lykens, Pennsylvania, where a once-thriving coal mining community saw its workforce shrink from 1,200 to just three. Discover how this resilient town confronted economic collapse in 1937 and refused to fade away. Read the full story.
Good for Old Dauphin! – The Election of 1860
Wiconisco Township and Dauphin County go for Lincoln in the election that sparked the Civil War.
Notes From Camp Schuylkill – 96th Pennsylvania at Pottsville
The Pottsville Miners' Journal, other publications, and members of the 96th themselves, recorded the transformation of this group of miners, laborers, and citizens into soldiers.
From Lykenstown to War – Captain James Douden’s Company Marches to Pottsville
The young soldiers of Company G, 96th Pennsylvania rode wagons from Lykens to Pottsville in September 1861.
96th Pennsylvania in the Overland Campaign: May 17-20, 1864
From Corporal Henry Keiser's Diary:Tuesday, May 17, 1864. Had a good night’s rest, still we nee more, having been completely played out. It has been quiet all along the line today. Cloudy but no rain. At 9 .m. we started up toward our right, where the Rebels were trying to flank Burnside’s 9th Corps.Wednesday, May … Continue reading 96th Pennsylvania in the Overland Campaign: May 17-20, 1864
96th Pennsylvania in the Overland Campaign: May 16, 1864
From Corporal Henry Keiser's Diary: Monday May 16, 1864. We were relieved from picket at 9 a.m. when we got back to the rifle pits we found Edward Pugh back from the field hospital, nearly recovered from a slight wound in the side, received on May 9th while our Regiment was on a double quick diagonally … Continue reading 96th Pennsylvania in the Overland Campaign: May 16, 1864
96th Pennsylvania in the Overland Campaign: May 14-15, 1864
From Corporal Henry Keiser's Diary: Saturday, May 14, 1864. At twelve last night we were routed up and marched one mile through mud and rain, when we halted until near daylight when we again started toward the left. At 6 this morning we joined on the left at Burnside’s 9th Corps, where we cooked coffee and then our Brigade deployed … Continue reading 96th Pennsylvania in the Overland Campaign: May 14-15, 1864
96th Pennsylvania in the Overland Campaign: May 13, 1864
From Corporal Henry Keiser's Diary: Friday, May 13, 1864. It again rained last night and wet us to the skin. We dried our clothes this morning. Wrote a few lines to my wife and sent the letter off. At one o’clock today we left the woods and halted, Where we had made the charge and gathered … Continue reading 96th Pennsylvania in the Overland Campaign: May 13, 1864