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Letters from War: 1861 | From Pottsville to the 2nd California

Summary by Wynning History
"I am going to fight not for money, but for my country..." Pottsville, PA native William H. Werner traveled to California as a teenager in the 1850s in search of riches. He was there when the Civil War broke out. In a letter to his father in Schuylkill County, he detailed why he left a good job to fight for the Union. Read the full letter.
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Wynning History broke the news on Monday, October 26, 2026.
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