Tag Archives: Antietam

What the Private Saw: Antietam

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Polishing Your Prose

On Sept. 25, 1861, Private Oney Foster Sweet wrote to his mother, Caroline Foster Sweet, from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He and his comrades in the 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery, Battery F, believed the war would be over in a few months, … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day and the U.S. Civil War

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Polishing Your Prose

With Mother’s Day just a few days away, I began to wonder about the history of the day purported to honor mothers. Did it exist during the U.S. Civil War? If it did, Oney F. Sweet never mentioned it. It … Continue reading →

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Civil War Thanksgiving: Nov. 26, 1863

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Polishing Your Prose

A Civil War Thanksgiving: Something to think about as we sit in safe, warm places, feasting on our turkey dinners this coming Thursday. Private Oney F. Sweet, a Union soldier in the 1st Pennsylvannia Light Artillery, Battery F (Ricketts’ Battery), … Continue reading →

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