A public meeting in Pottsville as the Confederate army invaded Pennsylvania | June 1863

Enemy is approaching poster Gettysburg 1863

As Lee’s army marched into Pennsylvania, Pottsville residents crowded the Schuylkill County Courthouse, vowing to defend both their homes and the vital anthracite fields. Just days later, the Battle of Gettysburg would decide the fate of this high-stakes campaign. Read the full story.

A Pottsville minister’s letter to President-elect Abraham Lincoln – January 1861

Samuel F. Colt served as the minister at Pottsville's Second Presbyterian Church when he wrote his letter on behalf of Senator Simon Cameron.