The ceremony was to remember Colonel Henry Zinn, who commanded the 130th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. Close. Thanks for signing up!

The 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment, sometimes called the “Schuylkill” regiment, was recruited in Schuylkill County in August and September 1861 — about five months after the ...

The nonprofit organization is dedicated to honoring all 421,000 fallen Americans from World War II, including 31,000 from Pennsylvania. To volunteer or to get more information, contact Kathy ...

Schuylkill County lost a devoted historian, coal mining re-enactor and veterans advocate with the recent passing of John Stuart “Stu” Richards, of Orwigsburg. Richards passed away following a ...

This statue honouring the 72nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment is one of 1,300 monuments and markers in Gettysburg National Military Park. Photograph by Destination Gettysburg.

The 109th Field Artillery of the Pennsylvania National Guard is being replaced by a new unit, marking a significant organizational change.

He volunteered for service with the 211th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in September 1864. On April 2, 1865, his regiment took part in the final assaults on Confederate positions at Petersburg, ...

Outside the main building on opening day, there will also be plenty of activities. Visitors can take a step back in time at the Revolutionary War-era tavern and an encampment by the 140th Pennsylvania ...

She portrays a private in the 87 th PA Co. C, a Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Seating for the event is limited to 100 people, and you may register on the Lancaster Library's website or call 717 ...

Little Round Top was the scene of fierce fighting and was successfully defended by the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment, the 16th Michigan, the 44th New York and the 83rd Pennsylvania.

Less than a month after enlisting in the 143rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in April 1864, Private Samuel R. Laphey, 18, was wounded during the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia.

In 1863, a young man walked into the Union Army recruiting office, manned by officers of the 47th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment, with Col. Tilghman Good of Allentown commanding.