Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Jim Hessler discusses Pickett’s Charge: What Was Lee Thinking in a Zoom presentation for the York CWRT.
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Guest blogger and licensed battlefield guide John T. Krepps presents the story of David Thompson, a Black soldier from Hanover, PA.
“Mad Anthony” Wayne’s 1,000-man force camped on Hershey’s Hill near Menges Mills, PA, on their way to Virginia in the American Revolution.
Recently, I gave a customized tour of Jeb Stuart’s ride through York County, Pa., during
Image collector Ron Coddington shares 100 photos from his Military Images magazine and the stories of the soldiers depicted.
Historians Brad & Linda Gottfried will discuss the formation of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg and Lincoln’s role. 11/16. 7 p.m., York County History Center, York PA
Quaker businessman A.B. Farquhar, who played a prominent role in the surrender of York PA during the Civil War, had Maryland roots.
Savas Beatie LLC has released Vol. 1 of a new narrative history of the Gettysburg Campaign by Scott Mingus and Eric Wittenberg.
Domi Miller will speak on the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry at the Sept. 21 mtg. of the York Civil War Round Table. Free and open to the public!
Five Confederate soldiers who died in York PA from wounds suffered at Gettysburg are buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery.