Private Edward Ditty trained for war with the 23rd Engineers and sought success as a boxer in the ranks.
“This life is agreeing with me” – A Pennsylvania soldier trains for war in 1918
“All the coal crackers are here together” – Lykens Soldiers Write Home in December 1917
In a series of letters published by the Lykens Standard, we see the lives and perspectives of World War 1 soldiers from Central Pennsylvania.
In April 1917, a loose floorboard revealed a letter written in the days after the Battle of Antietam
The letter was written by a soldier from Shamokin, Pennsylvania in September 1862.
A Civil War soldier’s terrifying nightmare reflected chaos of the battlefield
On the night after the Battle of Antietam, a wounded soldier experiences a horrifying nightmare of terror on the battlefield.
Deadly Souvenirs – Unexploded Shells From Antietam Proved To Be Dangerous Keepsakes
Visitors to Antietam battlefield in 1862 took unexploded shells home as souvenirs. The results were disastrous, and often deadly.
Christmas 1861 – Robert Gould Shaw’s Holiday Letter From Frederick, Maryland
Robert Gould Shaw wrote this letter to his mother while sitting in his guard tent three miles east of Frederick, Maryland early on Christmas Day 1861.
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