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On Picket Duty with the 96th Pennsylvania – February 1862

Posted on February 3, 2017February 11, 2021 by Jake Wynn

A correspondent from the Pottsville Miners' Journal visits the front line picket post of the 96th Pennsylvania.

Posted in 96th Pennsylvania, Civil WarTagged 1862, 96th Pennsylvania, Camp Northumberland, Civil War, Coal Region, February, Letter, Military, Miners' Journal, Newspaper, Pennsylvania, Pottsville, Primary Source, Schuylkill County, US Army, Virginia1 Comment

Corporal Keiser’s Christmas in the camp of the 96th Pennsylvania

Posted on December 24, 2016December 22, 2017 by Jake Wynn

In their newly constructed winter quarters in Arlington, Virginia, the 96th Pennsylvania celebrates its first Christmas at war in 1861.

Posted in 96th Pennsylvania, Civil WarTagged 1861, 96th Pennsylvania, American Civil War, Christmas, Civil War, Featured, Henry Keiser, Holiday, Virginia2 Comments

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