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Civil War Blog

A project of PA Historian

National Civil War Museum – Walk of Valor

| January 3, 2011

(Part 2 of ongoing series). 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 […]

Old Soldiers Ousted from Pottsville Armory

| November 28, 2010

Imagine how many times this must have happened throughout the country?  “State officials… oust… Gowen Post G.A.R. from its headquarters in State Armory.  The Civil War veterans, who have extensive relics and records have no place to go….  The room occupied by the veterans is needed by the two military units just organized and there […]