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“In Immortal Splendor”: Wilkes-Barre’s Fugitive Slave Case of 1853

Posted by William Kashatus on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off On Saturday morning, September 3, 1853, U.S. Federal Marshal George Wynkoop of Philadelphia and two deputies, John Jenkins and James Crossen, sat down to breakfast in the dining room of the Phoenix Hotel on River Street in the Luzerne County seat of Wilkes-Barre. At the far end of the room was a handsome, powerfully built mulatto named Bill (or, according to various newspaper accounts, known as...
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Black Settlement on Yellow Hill

Posted by Alisha Sanders on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off Anyone who has ever read about the Battle of Gettysburg or visited the historic American Civil War battlefield undoubtedly learned about the generals, the courageous soldiers who fought in the grisly three-day encounter, and the thousands that lost their lives on that hallowed ground in Adams County. The stories of the famous engagements that took place at Little Round Top, Devil’s Den, and the...
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News

Posted by PA Heritage Staff on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off Rare Discovery After their September 11, 1777, victory in the Battle of Brandywine, British General Sir William Howe and his troops captured and occupied Philadelphia. It was not long, however, before General Howe realized he faced a challenging supply problem. He was surrounded by General George Washington’s Continental Army and, more importantly, the Royal British Navy could not bring...
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The Union League of Philadelphia and the Civil War

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The State Museum Commemorates the Civil War

Posted by PA Heritage Staff on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off Commemorations of the American Civil War are nearly as old as the conflict itself. Little more than six years after the war ended General George Gordon Meade of Philadelphia spoke to Union army veterans at a reunion in Boston. “Comrades of the Army of the Potomac,” he began, “the first thing I shall do, which we ought to do . . . is to return our thanks to the Great Being who,...
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Pennsylvania Heritage Recommends

Posted by PA Heritage Staff on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off The Civil War in Pennsylvania: A Photographic History Written by a trio of savvy and inveterate collectors of photographs, artifacts, objects, and ephemera documenting the American Civil War and its associations with the Keystone State and its soldiers and citizens, The Civil War in Pennsylvania: A Photographic History (Senator John Heinz History Center for Pennsylvania Civil War 150, 2012,...
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An Interview with Richard C. Saylor: The Impact of the Civil War Legacy in Pennsylvania

Posted by Ted Walke on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off Richard C. “Rich” Saylor, an archivist with the Pennsylvania State Archives, has been deep within the treasures that are the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) collections for nearly twenty years. He has become a highly respected expert on Pennsylvania Civil War history, research, and artifacts on behalf of the Commission. With a master’s degree in American Studies from Penn...
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U.S. Colored Troops Civil War Artifacts at Landis Valley Museum

Posted by PA Heritage Staff on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off More than 178,000 African Americans fought for the North during the last two years of the American Civil War in units that became known as the United States Colored Troops (U.S.C.T.). One of those U.S.C.T. soldiers was John Warful (1838–1923) — the spelling of whose name varies — of Chester County. Private Warful, of Company C, 32nd Regiment, was nineteen years old when he mustered in on...
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African Americans and Civil Rights in Pennsylvania

Posted by Leslie Patrick on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off Summer and swimming go hand in hand – or so thought the Creative Steps Day Care Camp. The camp’s leaders had signed a contract to use the pool at a private swim club, but when the children – 46 African Americans and ten Hispanics ranging from kindergarten through seventh grade – arrived for their summer swim, they were subjected to harsh criticism by some club members....
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From the Editor

Posted by Michael O'Malley on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off After a long winter of brutal back-to-back snowstorms, and a cool spring, summer is finally here! And what better time to discover all that Pennsylvania has to offer travelers of all ages! This edition of Pennsylvania Heritage is your “go to” guide for exploring the Keystone State’s culture and heritage-especially our African American history. The Pennsylvania Historical and...
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