The Harrisburg Telegraph wished its readers a "Merry Christmas" while the country prepared for its fourth Christmas at war.
“A Merry Christmas” – A Christmas editorial by the Harrisburg Telegraph from 1864

The Harrisburg Telegraph wished its readers a "Merry Christmas" while the country prepared for its fourth Christmas at war.
Corporal Henry Keiser recorded the horrific events of May 10, 1864 in his Civil War diary.