After the battle of Antietam, a special ammunition train set a new speed record as it raced through York County on its way from Washington to Hagerstown.
Books Archives
Long-time York County author Scott Mingus and his oldest grandson have produced a unique new Gettysburg book, illustrated with model soldiers and dioramas.
Scott Mingus will present a PowerPoint talk on Human Interest Stories of the Irish in the American Civil War. York County History Center, March 20, 7 pm.
Author James Lee Conrad examines the role cadets of the South’s leading military academies, including VMI, GMI, and The Citadel, played in the Civil War.
More than 800 American soldiers, many of them German or Austrian Jews, trained for psychological warfare at Gettysburg’s secretive Camp Sharpe.
Lancaster County PA author Raymond Smecker’s new historical novel is about Brandy (a Morgan horse), the Randolph family, and the battle of Gettysburg.
A York, PA, graphic artist has added a line of colorful art prints of military uniforms from various periods to his portfolio of offerings.
The York Civil War Round Table welcomes nationally famous author Eric J. Wittenberg, an expert on cavalry, as its guest speaker for June. He will discuss the battle of Trevilian Station.
On the cloudy morning of Monday, June 29, 1863, Confederate Colonel Isaac E. Avery awoke
The battle of Gettysburg on July 1-3, 1863, saw both heroes and cowards, brave men