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;
A letter from Mary Crane to her father Rev. George Peck about family issues and the Civil War. Mary Crane was the mother of novelist Stephen Crane, who wrote the Red Badge of Courage.
