On April 21, 1865, the funeral train bearing the body of assassinated President Abraham Lincoln passed through York County, PA, enroute to Harrisburg.
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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.
York County was a Democratic stronghold in the 1800s. After the Gettysburg Campaign, a wave of anti-Lincoln sentiment swept through the county.
I recently posted a blog entry about a small engagement during the Gettysburg Campaign in
As Major General Jubal Early’s long column of Confederate soldiers reached Weigelstown, Pennsylvania, on Sunday
According to the Library of Congress, the Willis House is the most pretentious and academically
Lena Burial Park in Stephenson County, Illinois, is a long, long way from Manchester Township,
George Berkheimer was just one of more than 11,000 men in York County, Pennsylvania, who
Manchester Union Cemetery is at the corner of S.R. 181 (Main Street / known as
Manchester Lutheran Cemetery is located along North George Street in downtown Manchester, Pa. (during the