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The Great Shohola Train Wreck – The 150th Anniversary Remembrance

| July 4, 2014

The 15 July 2014, is the 150th Anniversary of the Great Shohola Train Wreck.  A series of posts presented here on this blog over the past several months described some of the known facts and controversies regarding that disaster and also gave some personal information about some of the persons who were involved.  Much new […]

May 2014 Posts

| June 4, 2014

A listing of the May 2014 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Daniel Engle of Schuylkill County – Died in Rebel Prison The Great Shohola Train Wreck – Preparations and Receipt of Prisoners at Elmira The Shamokin Soldiers’ Circle – Photographs 138 – 144 and Path The Great Shohola Train Wreck – […]

Wynning History: The Explorations of a Young Historian (Part 2 of 2)

| May 11, 2014

Jake Wynn, a regular contributor to this blog, launched his own blog on 22 February 2014.  It is entitled Wynning History: The Explorations of a Young Historian – Interpreting the Past with a Youthful Voice. Jake can be followed regularly on Twitter or by subscribing directly to his blog.  He has just completed his junior […]

Wynning History: The Explorations of a Young Historian (Part 1 of 2)

| May 10, 2014

Jake Wynn, a regular contributor to this blog, launched his own blog on 22 February 2014.  It is entitled Wynning History: The Explorations of a Young Historian – Interpreting the Past with a Youthful Voice. Jake can be followed regularly on Twitter or by subscribing directly to his blog.  He has just completed his junior […]

April 2014 Posts

| May 6, 2014

A listing of the April 2014 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Harrisburg Burning – Yet Again The Shamokin Soldiers’ Circle – Photographs 69 – 77 and Path March 2014 Posts The Shamokin Soldiers’ Circle – Photographs 80 – 92 Robert M. Palmer – Lincoln’s Minister to Argentina The Shamokin Soldiers’ Circle […]