Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History;United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Ebert Smith’s account of the life of a Civil War soldier to his family at home in Benton Pennsylvania. There is some question as to whether the June 3, 1862 date is accurate. According to researcher Malissa Ruffner, "The unit did not form until...
Scranton (Pa.)--History; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865;
David Davis is asking President Lincoln to consider his nephew Joseph A. Scranton (son of Joseph H. Scranton) for a Congressional District Post in Luzerne County.
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.