On April 21, 1865, the funeral train bearing the body of assassinated President Abraham Lincoln passed through York County, PA, enroute to Harrisburg.
Emigsville Archives
Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train passed through York County on April 21, 1863, as a cold drizzle set the tone as somber crowds lined the tracks.
More than 11,000 Confederate soldiers passed through York County, Pennsylvania, in the last days of
During the late spring of 1863, railroad and civic officials throughout south-central Pennsylvania feared that
As the biographer of Confederate General William “Extra Billy” Smith, I have long been interested
On Sunday morning, June 28, 1863, Confederate Brigadier General John Brown Gordon and more than
One of the joys of occasionally traveling around the East Coast giving PowerPoint presentations on
On June 1, 1864, Lieutenant Colonel James A. Stahle, a West Manchester Township native, and
The railroads of both the North and the South played important roles in the Civil
This image from the Manchester Township Historical Society shows Emigsville, Pennsylvania, a small village during