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