On April 21, 1865, the funeral train bearing the body of assassinated President Abraham Lincoln passed through York County, PA, enroute to Harrisburg.
Jefferson Archives
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.
I recently posted a blog entry about a small engagement during the Gettysburg Campaign in
“Listen my children and you shall hear, of the midnight ride of Paul Revere…” Millions
In our last post, 19th-century historian George R. Prowell had interviewed former Hanover shopkeeper Joseph
David McMurtrie Gregg (shown above in this photo from the Library of Congress) commanded a
Old postcard depicting a Confederate cavalryman (from the author’s collection). York County author, historian, and
The farmhouse of Henry Hoff III during the Civil War; all photos by Scott Mingus
The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln stunned the residents of York County, Pennsylvania, despite the
Dawn Roser of the Codorus Valley Area Historical Society unveils the newest Pennsylvania state historical