Major Joseph Anthony was severely wounded during his Civil War service, but later took up a job leading mining operations in Dauphin County, PA.
Major Joseph Anthony | Civil War veteran and mining superintendent
Pottsville, PA celebrated “First Defenders Day” as a tribute to its Civil War veterans
In the decades after the Civil War, Pottsville celebrated "First Defenders Day," April 18th, as one of its most important holidays. On that day in 1861, citizen soldiers from Schuylkill County were among the Pennsylvanians racing to protect the nation's capital from possible rebel attack in the first days of the Civil War. Union soldiers … Continue reading Pottsville, PA celebrated “First Defenders Day” as a tribute to its Civil War veterans
A Luzerne County newspaper’s editorial about Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia | April 1865
"The rebellion of American slavery against American freedom has just been beaten and crushed..."
Scenes at a coal miners’ beer party in Schuylkill County | 1938
The basement beer party was photographed by Sheldon Dick in a project funded by the Federal government during the Great Depression.
Illustration shows the Gilberton Colliery during the Civil War | 1863
An 1863 map of Schuylkill County included the drawing of the new mining operation started in 1862 in northern Schuylkill County.
“The Door Tender” | A sketch of young Pennsylvania mineworkers from 1873
These young Pennsylvania mineworkers had a crucial job to fulfill in the underground labyrinths of the anthracite collieries.
Sergeant Marvin Hoke | B-17 radio operator returns to Pennsylvania after 36 missions with the 8th Air Force
Marvin Hoke flew three dozen missions over Germany in the later stages of World War II.
A lunch in the anthracite coal mines of Pennsylvania | 1873
A lunch scene in the coal mines of Northeastern Pennsylvania was depicted in an 1873 edition of Harper's Weekly Magazine.
2nd Lieutenant Harry Hopple | Lost on a bombing raid in March 1944
Hopple was serving as bombardier on a mission over Germany when his plane went missing and was presumed lost at sea.
Pottsville soldier died of wounds received at the Battle of the Crater | 1864
John Cole was mortally wounded on July 30, 1864 in the fight initiated by his fellow residents of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
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