On May 10, 1864, Josiah and Franklin Workman were killed in combat during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.
Killed at Spotsylvania Court House – The Workman brothers of Wiconisco, Pennsylvania
“Very disagreeable on board” – An unpleasant voyage down the Chesapeake Bay during the Civil War
In April 1862, the 96th Pennsylvania embarked aboard steamers and sailed to the front near Yorktown, Virginia. The voyage took two weeks.
An elusive Civil War photograph – Henry Keiser
A recently revealed photograph sheds light on the Civil War experience of a Pennsylvania soldier.
A Pennsylvania officer is forced to refute charges of drunkenness among his officers in early 1862
Lt. Colonel Jacob G. Frick penned letter to denounce reports of a wild, drunken party that included numerous officers of the 96th Pennsylvania.
A Civil War officer described a rowdy party with his comrades… and found himself in a heap of trouble
The officers of the 96th Pennsylvania allegedly toasted George Washington's birthday during a raucous party in February 1862.
“Remove the Stigma” – A Civil War Soldier Writes to Save His Reputation
Private Stephen Gribben's January 1862 letter to the Pottsville Miners' Journal pleads with the editor to right a wrong done to him in its pages.
Corporal Keiser’s Christmas in the camp of the 96th Pennsylvania
In their newly constructed winter quarters in Arlington, Virginia, the 96th Pennsylvania celebrates its first Christmas at war in 1861.
“The Northern mother to her son” – A poem from the 96th Pennsylvania
Soldier-poet John T. Boyle writes home to the Pottsville Miners' Journal with this poem about the emotions of the mothers on the Northern home front.
“We are determined to conquer in the name of God and our country” – Letter from the 96th Pennsylvania
Captain Charles Hipple detailed his motivations to fight in a letter from the encampment of the 96th Pennsylvania.
“Advancing Cautiously Towards Secesh” – A Civil War Regiment Rides the Rails to War
The 96th Pennsylvania left Pottsville for the Union capital in November 1861 amid the cheers of their fellow citizens.
