The Battle of Antietam: a Philadelphia soldier’s experience
This past Monday, September 17, marked the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single-day battle in American history. The 69th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, with which Philadelphia native William C. White served, participated in this harrowing conflict. Several letters that White wrote to his parents shortly after
Catholic Newspapers in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Roman Catholic Diocesan Newspapers are available online at findmypast.com. These include The Catholic Herald and its successors, The Catholic Standard and The Catholic Standard and Times through September 28, 1951. The records are indexed and keyword searchable. The search is free; however, to view the records a subscription to