Camp William Penn, established in 1863, was the largest federal facility to train black Northern-based soldiers during the Civil War and is steeped in Civil War

The first Civil War facility to exclusively train federal black soldiers Philadelphia and Camp William Penn hosted the greatest anti-slavery abolitionists and U

Camp William Penn, established in 1863, was the largest federal facility to train black Northern-based soldiers during the Civil War and is steeped in Civil War

Sixteen months after the start of the American Civil War, the Federal government, having vastly underestimated the length and manpower demands of the war, began

The Civil War stands vivid in the collective memory of the American public. There has always been a profound interest in the subject, and specifically the parti