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Civil War Blog

A project of PA Historian

National Civil War Museum – Moment of Mercy

| December 21, 2010

The National Civil War Museum is located high on a hilltop overlooking Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  The museum aims to provide a balanced view and to inspire lifelong learning through preservation and research about the Civil War.   It has become a national destination for “families, students, civil war enthusiasts and historians to experience and research […]

National Civil War Museum – Walk of Valor

| December 18, 2010

The National Civil War Museum is located high on a hilltop overlooking Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  The museum aims to provide a balanced view and to inspire lifelong learning through preservation and research about the Civil War.   It has become a national destination for “families, students, civil war enthusiasts and historians to experience and research […]

Oak Dale Station and the Civil War

| December 8, 2010

During the Civil War, one railroad ran from the interior of the Lykens Valley area to the Susquehanna River.  Believed to be completed in 1834, the line went from Millersburg to Lykens.  Its primary use was to transport coal from the coal mines around Lykens to the Susquehanna River.  Horses pulled the early coal cars […]

Rebecca Gratz & 19th Century America

| November 24, 2010

About a year ago, longtime friend, Bob Linblad, invited a small group to visit the Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia.  He had just completed his “certification” as a docent and wanted to practice on some of us who he knew would challenge his knowledge of the collection.  The tour began in a small room […]