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Letters from War: 1861 | The Ladies of Pittston & Camp Curtin

Summary by Wynning History
As young men marched off to fight in the escalating Civil War in the spring of 1861, the women of Pennsylvania’s Coal Region began to make efforts to support their hometown units. Among those who participated were the women of the Luzerne County community of Pittston. The 15th Pennsylvania Infantry at Camp Curtin in Harrisburg received a package of medical supplies from the “Ladies of Pittston” in the first weeks of May 1861. Women knitting clot…
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Wynning History broke the news on Friday, May 8, 2026.
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