50thpainfantryJan 11, 20216 minDIV XLIVIt was a very cold morning when we left for Diggin' in Virginia XLIV, as it usually is in Kentucky late in March. DIV XLIV would be my...
50thpainfantryJan 6, 20212 minMy Civil War ancestryMy Civil War ancestry is a cool thing to study, at least for me. None of them made it above corporal, and none of them are noted in the...
50thpainfantryJan 6, 20213 minthe 50th PA at SharpsburgWhen the soldiers of the 50th Pennsylvania Volunteers saw the dawn of September 17th, 1862, they heard the sounds of cannon and musket...
50thpainfantryJan 6, 20212 minPlight of the 50th PA on the High SeasOn Oct. 29th, 1861, troop carrying steamers embarked on a mission to Port Royal South Carolina, to rid the rebels from the area. The...