Here are ten misconceptions about York County, PA, during the Civil War. Author and lecturer Scott Mingus answers readers’ questions.
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After the Civil War, PA residents could file border claims for the damages inflicted by the Confederate or Union soldiers, including stolen horses. More than 800 York Countians filed such claims. None received a dime from the commonwealth.
On July 1, 1863, a group of Confederate soldiers visited this barn that once stood
The burning of Chambersburg remains controversial in south-central Pennsylvania to this day. Once known as
Following the American Civil War, veterans from both the North and South often assembled with
“Listen my children and you shall hear, of the midnight ride of Paul Revere…” Millions
This seemingly bucolic illustration from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper for July 14, 1886, shows the
A south-central Pennsylvania Civil War buff has been finding some neat artifacts and relics with
John Aquilla Wilson, is believed to be shown to the right of this early Abraham
The Camp Curtin Historical Society and Civil War Round Table sponsored the construction of this