In this Monday Dispatch, I'm revisiting my transformative 2015 internship at Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park - where battlefield interpretation, the Charleston massacre, and rising Confederate flag debates reshaped my career. Discover how that summer defined my career path and the future of Civil War memory. Read the full reflection.
In December 1862, Colonel Jacob Frick led the 129th Pennsylvania Infantry, composed of men from Schuylkill County, into the brutal Battle of Fredericksburg. Facing relentless fire at Marye’s Heights, Frick’s leadership held the line in one of the Civil War’s bloodiest defeats. His bravery earned him the Medal of Honor. Read the full story.
The Pittston Gazette published three letters detailing the bloody carnage at Fredericksburg in December 1862.
A chaplain recalls his experience at the Battle of Fredericksburg... but his comrades remembered his actions quite differently.