Virginian Richard Lewis will discuss “The Curious Case of the Confederate Coat” at the York Civil War Round Table, 7 pm, Aug. 21, York County History Center
Washington Roebling gained fame for supervising the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. A new book details his earlier Civil War service, including at Gettysburg.
York newspaperman David Small, an ardent Democrat, questioned why President Lincoln did not send his own son off to war while ordering others to do so.
A temporary field hospital established after the Battle of Hanover reportedly closed after some townspeople grew weary of supporting the patients.
Clint Geller has written a great new book on Civil War timepieces. The National Watch & Clock Museum in Columbia PA has an exhibit on this subject now.
Mistaken indentity brought about by prolonged nervousness among local residents provoked gunfire at the Brogue during the Gettysburg Campaign.
Edward L. Schroeder may be the first soldier from York County PA injured during the Civil War. A comrade bayoneted him during a routine drill in York.
Ron Kirkwood will talk July 17 at 7 pm at the York County History Center, 250 E. Market St. His topic is the George Spangler Farm Hospitals at Gettysburg.
The artwork of Don Troiani, one of America’s finest Civil War artists, is featured in a full-color “coffee-table” book available from Stackpole Books.
Ron Kirkwood wrote a new book on Gettysburg’s George Spangler farm, which was pressed into service as a temporary field hospital after the battle.