On April 14, 1872, volunteer firefighter and Civil War veteran Charles Ewing was racing to a fire on Sanderson Street in Pottsville when a tragic accident took his life before he reached the flames. His death stunned the town and drew a massive funeral procession. Read the Full Story.
In January 1865, Welsh immigrant and Scranton resident Henry F. Evans wrote home after fighting ashore at Fort Fisher with the U.S. Navy. His letter captures the chaos, fear, and brutality of sailors turned infantry in one of the Civil War’s decisive battles. Read the full story.
From runaway drummer boy to Pottsville’s own “Williams the Hatter,” John H. Williams carved a path of daring and enterprise. After Civil War service as a teenager, he founded a thriving hatter shop in 1870, becoming one of the county’s youngest and most renowned, respected merchants. Read the full story.
Meet Henry Maurer, who grew up near Gratz< PA and fought in Sherman’s “March to the Sea.” At 99, he welcomed home grandsons from World War II, connecting nearly a century of American service. A moving slice of Coal Region history. Read the full story.
On Thanksgiving night in 1868, a bar-room altercation in the mining village of West Delaware Mines, Pennsylvania, turned deadly. After an argument over a drink, Edward Pursel fatally shot Civil War veteran John Duffy. This tragic event led to Pursel’s trial and conviction for murder. Read the full story.
The aging veterans who were the first to arrive at the US Capitol in April 1861 pledged their loyalty to the Union once more as America entered World War I.
When Captain Edwin Severn died in 1872, Mary Severn stepped into the role of Postmaster of Mahanoy City.
In the final part of this 1927 interview, Charles Kershner reviews his life, his marriage, and his health as an active 79-year-old Civil War veteran.
In 1905, outraged Union veterans in Port Carbon, Pennsylvania came together to take down a confederate battle flag.
And a plea to consider what the Confederate battle flag meant to the local soldiers who fought and died in the Civil War.