I was “introduced” to Rufus R. Dawes, a civil war hero from Juneau County. The library was asked to partner with the Boorman House to ...

Explore the American Civil War's history, causes like slavery and states' rights, key events including Gettysburg and ...

Josiah Inghram joined the 130th Pennsylvania Regiment in the fall of 1862, at the age of 17. He trained in Harrisburg under ...

who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Mitchell discovered General Robert E. Lee's plans (known as Special Order #191), which revealed the Confederate plans for the Battle of Antietam ...

The story behind Thomas O’Dea's harrowing drawing of the Confederates' Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Memorial Day events will be held at the site this weekend.

Memorial Day is when we pause and honor those who gave their lives for our freedom. How much do you know about America’s ...

Test your knowledge of the great and obscure Americans killed in battle and the great and not-so-great battlefields.

Lt. William Cullen, an officer with the 48th Pennsylvania Regiment, died in the Battle of Antietam Creek during the Civil War on Sept. 17, 1862. Schuylkill County Common Pleas Judge William Burke, a ...

NEW PHILADELPHIA — Lt. William Cullen, an officer with the 48th Pennsylvania Regiment, died in the Battle of Antietam Creek during the Civil War on Sept. 17, 1862. Schuylkill County Common Pleas ...