Cannonball

The Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918 killed more than 50 million people. It impacted York County, including killing some Civil War vets.

During the Confederate occupation of York County, Pennsylvania, from June 28 – 30, 1863, Major

I recently posted a blog entry about a small engagement during the Gettysburg Campaign in

During the late spring of 1863, railroad and civic officials throughout south-central Pennsylvania feared that

Savas Beatie LLC has just published Tom Ryan’s excellent new book on Spies, Scouts, and

A solitary grave along the Susquehanna River marks where locals discovered & buried a dead Rebel cavalryman during the Gettysburg Campaign.

Old postcard depicting a Confederate cavalryman (from the author’s collection). York County author, historian, and

On Sunday, June 21, 1863, Colonel William B. Thomas and the 20th Pennsylvania Volunteer Militia

Here is some more information on Colonel William B. Thomas, a prominent businessman and abolitionist

The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln stunned the residents of York County, Pennsylvania, despite the