The Battle of Antietam: a Philadelphia soldier’s experience
...t out as quick as we could the rebels were behind us we had to get out the best way we could our company lost from eight to ten killed and wounded and prisoners...we expected another battle to day but they have skedadled... September 19, 1862, page 1 September 19,
Victory Mass
...d that without Divine help victory would not be possible and that the only way to gain His mercy was by having lives pleasing to God. However, Lamb believed that it was “futile for us to make America worthy of God’s blessing,” since “many have forgotten the God of their
A “petulant girl”?: Josephine Walsh’s diaries
...a of a woman’s domestic responsibilities, and did not allow her to pursue anything else. "When I had kept house for about a year, I begged Jim to let me go to school some place to learn higher education and real culture, but he wouldn’t hear of it. When I
Ann Mattingly’s Miracle Cure
...Perfect, an online catalog that is available through PAHRC's website. That way, instead of blindly searching through boxes, all you need to do is a search through the database to locate a pamphlet. Something interesting that I’ve come across are several pamphlets about miracles. Three pamphlets published between 1810 and