Maurus Oestreich, a German immigrant turned Union soldier, endured unimaginable carnage at the “Bloody Angle.” Witness how the relentless violence of May 1864 left an indelible mark on the 96th Pennsylvania—and how Oestreich’s memories captured the true cost of war. Read the full story.
Schuylkill County soldier recalls the horror of Spotsylvania’s “Bloody Angle” | May 1864
