The York CWRT will present two Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guides who will discuss Civil War surgery at the Oct. 21 meeting via Zoom.
Civil War Archives
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.
A Hanover PA posse shot and arrested a Manheim Township draft dodger who refused to report for duty as ordered.
Several civilians from York County, PA, who had ventured into Maryland watched the battle of Antietam and then rendered aid to wounded townsmen.