John L. Shillito of York County and his friends used whiskey to compel an abandoned Rebel mule to take them to Gettysburg after the battle.
Civil War Archives
York County PA author Scott Mingus has several of his popular local history talks available on YouTube or Vimeo. Here are links to them.
The York CWRT will present two Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guides who will discuss Civil War surgery at the Oct. 21 meeting via Zoom.
Dillsburg PA native Levi Mumper, raised in Gettysburg, was a Civil War veteran and a prominent photographer of the battlefield.
In Nov. 1864, Maryland photographer Theophilus Munder took over the space in York’s Centre Hall vacated by Glenalvin Goodridge.
Two Columbia PA historical societies are offering a unique walking tour of the town’s many Underground Railroad sites on Oct. 10, 2020.
Wm. L. Rannells of the 60th Ohio sent his thanks to the ladies of York PA for their kind care while he was a patient at the army hospital.
The Civil War increased the calls for a public library in York PA, as an alternative to less reputable entertainment for the youth.
Louisa Ann (Wirt) Johnston was from a prominent Hanover PA family. She and her husband, Dr. Wm. F. Johnston, were leading citizens of York.
The Northern Central Railway and its two spurs in York County were vital to the local economy and to Lincoln’s war effort.