Several civilians from York County, PA, who had ventured into Maryland watched the battle of Antietam and then rendered aid to wounded townsmen.
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York Countian Edward Fisher of the 130th Pennsylvania described the horrors of the battle of Antietam in which his good friend Richard Smith perished.
After the battle of Antietam, a special ammunition train set a new speed record as it raced through York County on its way from Washington to Hagerstown.
Bullets flew hot and thick on the morning of September 17, 1862, in the fields
I recently spoke at the monthly meeting at the Sharpsburg, Maryland, Public Library, with my
This year marks the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Antietam, fought September 17, 1862,
Maj. Gen. George Brinton McClellan was one of the more enigmatic military officers in American
In this second installment of a series of articles on Civil War personalities from York
During the Civil War, Penn Park was the site of a regionally important U.S. Army