Lieutenant William D. Williams was mortally wounded at Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864.
“The sad duty” – A letter from the battlefield of Cold Harbor
“With great sorrow I address you” – A heartbreaking letter to the father of a fallen Civil War soldier
Private Anthony Wade died in an accidental shooting near Cold Harbor, Virginia in June 1864.
“Remove the Stigma” – A Civil War Soldier Writes to Save His Reputation
Private Stephen Gribben's January 1862 letter to the Pottsville Miners' Journal pleads with the editor to right a wrong done to him in its pages.
“The Northern mother to her son” – A poem from the 96th Pennsylvania
Soldier-poet John T. Boyle writes home to the Pottsville Miners' Journal with this poem about the emotions of the mothers on the Northern home front.
“We are determined to conquer in the name of God and our country” – Letter from the 96th Pennsylvania
Captain Charles Hipple detailed his motivations to fight in a letter from the encampment of the 96th Pennsylvania.
