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6th Pennsylvania Reserves

In April 1917, a loose floorboard revealed a letter written in the days after the Battle of Antietam

Posted on November 30, 2017March 25, 2026 by Jake Wynn

The letter was written by a soldier from Shamokin, Pennsylvania in September 1862.

Posted in Civil War, ShamokinTagged 6th Pennsylvania Reserves, American Civil War, Antietam, Battle of Antietam, Civil War, Coal Region, Letter, Maryland, Newspaper, Pennsylvania, Shamokin, World War 1, World War I, WW1, WWI11 Comments

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