Pennsylvania Civil War 150

Pennsylvania Civil War 150

The War

Major Civil War Battles

Outbreak of War: 1861

The War’s Bloodiest Years: 1862-1864

End of the War & Lee’s Surrender: 1865

Information for this section was contributed by Timothy Orr, The Pennsylvania State University.

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Courtesy of Library of Congress
Prints & Photographs Division, 1862

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