John Cole was mortally wounded on July 30, 1864 in the fight initiated by his fellow residents of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Pottsville soldier died of wounds received at the Battle of the Crater | 1864
Luzerne County Civil War veteran recounts his survival in the infamous Andersonville Prison
Israel P. Long survived a harrowing ordeal at the notorious Confederate prison camp after being captured in May 1864.
Four Christmases – Holiday excerpts from Henry Keiser’s Civil War diary
Four diary entries from the Civil War document the evolution of holiday experiences of a soldier from Pennsylvania's Coal Region.
Thanksgiving Day in Schuylkill County – 1864
A detailed description of how Schuylkill County celebrated Thanksgiving as the Civil War reached its climax.
A Lykens Civil War soldier’s close brush with death at the Battle of Cedar Creek, October 1864
Sergeant Henry Keiser had escaped serious injury throughout the Civil War. His luck nearly ran out on October 19, 1864.
This 1864 map of Schuylkill County includes detailed illustrations of mining operations
This map from the Library of Congress collections includes fantastic illustrations of the Coal Region during the Civil War.
Attack on the wife of a Union soldier launched brawl on streets of Pottsville in 1864
After a landlord threw out the family of a Union soldier, the women of Pottsville rose up in anger to attack him.
“The sad duty” – A letter from the battlefield of Cold Harbor
Lieutenant William D. Williams was mortally wounded at Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864.
“With great sorrow I address you” – A heartbreaking letter to the father of a fallen Civil War soldier
Private Anthony Wade died in an accidental shooting near Cold Harbor, Virginia in June 1864.
A Civil War officer’s grisly amputation at Spotsylvania Court House on May 10, 1864
Captain Edwin L. Severn lost his right arm at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House on May 10, 1864.
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