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Richard Condon
May 10, 20206 min read
"Anxiety and love..." - A Pittsburgh mother's worrisome letter to a son on the war front
In early October 1862, the men of the newly deployed 155th Pennsylvania Infantry found themselves encamped at Camp McCauley, within close...
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Richard Condon
Apr 12, 20204 min read
"You are becoming used to the dying and the dead..." - A Pittsburgh Pastor's Wartime Letter
By the summer of 1863, Lt. Henry A. Breed of Company F, 155th Pennsylvania Infantry, had seen nearly three seasons of campaigning with...
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Richard Condon
Feb 10, 20208 min read
"Mint Julep's Escape" - A Tennessee Confederate's Northern Journey
With the Confederate defeat at the battle of Missionary Ridge on November 25, 1863, approximately 4,000 southern troops were captured...
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