The Wilkes-Barre Record newspaper on Oct. 16, 1903, published a lengthy two-page story about eight men from Wilkes-Barre, describing their horrific experiences as war prisoners at the Confederate ...
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. - A college professor in Monroe County is set to make an appearance on the History Channel. East Stroudsburg University Professor of History Michael P. Gray, Ph.D., who is an ...
A group that works to publicize and remember an infamous chapter in Elmira's history — a Civil War prison camp where thousands of Confederate soldiers died — is kicking off a fundraising campaign to ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! This clip discusses the role of the facility that is located in Tyler, Texas (TX). This bellringer highlights the history of the Camp Ford, a Texas ...
While most people associate cruel Civil War prisons with the South, thanks in part to the infamous Andersonville prison in Georgia, an East Stroudsburg University history professor claims the Union's ...
The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum will host a free public lecture exploring how photography forever changed the way Americans ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Racing against time, South Carolina archeologists are digging to uncover the remnants of a Civil War-era prisoner-of-war camp before the site in downtown Columbia is cleared to ...