Norman Gasbarro | September 19, 2013
The geographical area encompassing the Civil War Research Project was not arbitrarily chosen. There is a long-standing historical, economic and cultural identity in the parts of three counties that form the large triangle of valleys in the east-central area of Pennsylvania through which the Susquehanna River flows. The lower part of Northumberland County, the […]
Jake Wynn | August 12, 2013
By The Steeldrivers A great song I discovered this summer about slaves escaping the South to join the Union army. Thousands would eventually do the same, fighting for the freedom of their brothers and sisters in bondage. A fitting tribute and a great song.
Jake Wynn | July 15, 2013
Let’s end this summer project with a bang. How about 18 rounds of canister shot fired from a Civil War bronze cannon? Canister rounds consist of several dozen iron balls packed into the barrel of a cannon and rammed home with a charge of black powder. When fired they turn the gun into a massive […]
Jake Wynn | July 14, 2013
Commemorating the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg through photographs. All were taken on the battlefield west of Gettysburg, in the area that saw much of the fighting on July 1, 1863. A storm on the western horizon gave the area a dark, foreboding feeling as thunder rumbling in the distance mingled with the […]
Jake Wynn | July 13, 2013
Few men were as important to the Army of Northern Virginia as Jebediah Hotchkiss. Hotchkiss had served the army throughout the war, and gain notoriety with “Stonewall” Jackson as a mapmaker. In early 1863, thirty-five year old Hotchkiss was given the task of sending scouting parties to map the Shenandoah and Cumberland Valleys from Virginia […]
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