When war broke out in 1861, kids across the North and the South said goodbye to their fathers, brothers, uncles, and cousins -- or joined the military themselves. As many as 20% of Civil War ...

Two of the last remaining children of Civil War veterans sat down with National Geographic in time for Veterans Day 2014 to share stories told by their fathers. They were in their early 90s at the ...

Vintage Civil War books are on sale at the Schuylkill County Historical Society, Pottsville, PA. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 65°F. Friday, June 6th 2025 e-Edition.

Elsie Renalds Newcomer, a longtime Mechanicsville resident, and her sister, Janet Renalds Ramsey, recently published the 1861 and 1862 books, the first in the “Life in the Shenandoah Valley ...