Civil War soldier Frederick Hitchcock called army coffee “the soldiers’ solace and stay.” Learn how a hot cup fueled tired, homesick troops in Pennsylvania’s 132nd. A brew so beloved, it revived spirits on freezing picket nights and endless marches alike. Read the full story.
Discover a firsthand journey following the 143rd Pennsylvania Infantry's footsteps at Gettysburg. Join public historians Jake Wynn and Rich Condon as they explore key battlefield sites, delve into personal stories of courage, and bring Civil War history to life through an immersive hike. Read the full story.
A Schuylkill County soldier killed at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862
Samuel Schwalm of the 50th Pennsylvania was slightly wounded in the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862.
Volunteer soldier Gilliard Dock recorded an encounter with a very grump US Army general during the Battle of Antietam.
The infamous Battle of the Crater in 1864 began when a mine beneath Confederate earthworks detonated.
The Phoenix Park Colliery in western Schuylkill County experienced one of the worst mining disasters in the region's history on July 23, 1864.
Captain Charles Flagg became one of the last casualties of the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863.
Sergeant Isaac Jones described the hellish conditions facing Pennsylvania soldiers at the Battle of Petersburg in June 1864.
On May 21, 1864, newspaper readers across Schuylkill County saw hundreds of names listed of those wounded and killed in combat in Virginia.