Richard CondonJan 2, 202017 min"The ground seemed to be sacred." - The death of Major Frank Biddle WardThe opening week of January 1863 was a stretch of dread and uncertainty for the Ward family of Allegheny City. With reports of recent...
Richard CondonDec 25, 20194 minAllegheny Arsenal's Christmas Debacle of 1860 As the citizens of Pittsburgh awoke on a cold Christmas morning in 1860, they found themselves in the midst of a foreshadowing of events...
Richard CondonNov 16, 20194 minTo the Beat of His Own Drum - The 1913 Journey of Peter GuibertAs the United States transitioned into the 20th century, the memory of its own Civil War became more and more distant with the thinning...