Scranton (Pa.)--History; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865;
Capt. Richard Stillwell relates to Joseph H. Scranton his life in the 132nd Pennsylvania Volunteers at a camp outside of Washington D.C. He also discusses taking care of the family left alone in Scranton Pa.
Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History; Scranton (Pa.)--History; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865;
Obituaries published in local newspapers on the death of well-known Scranton native Col. Frederick Hitchcock. These were published in the Scranton Republican newspaper and the Chamber of Commerce Journal.