The Whiplash of War: Syracuse from Appomattox to Ford’s Theater

The Whiplash of War: Syracuse from Appomattox to Ford’s Theater

Despite the current turmoil facing the country, it is difficult to imagine the manic week endured by the American people beginning on April 9, 1865.

Sergeant Henry Keiser at Appomattox: A Pennsylvania Soldier’s Civil War Diary

Every April 9th, I think of Sergeant Henry Keiser of Wiconisco Township, PA. On April 9, 1865, Keiser and his comrades in the 95th Pennsylvania were a few miles from Appomattox Court House, Virginia when they learned that their combat experience in the Civil War was over. Corporal Henry Keiser and his wife Sallie Workman in 1864. Keiser recorded the day in his remarkable war-time diary. It marked entry #1,295: 1295. Sunday, April 9, 1865. At fiv…