On the might of August 9, 1866, the year after the Civil War, a group
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On a cool Sunday afternoon, June 28, 1863, as rainclouds threatened, more than 2,000 well
On Sunday evening, June 28, 1863, under orders from a major general in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
This satirical cartoon from Harper’s Weekly depicts members of the pro-peace wing of the Democratic
Several residents of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, filed damage claims following the Civil War for the loss
In September 1863, the York Gazette reported on a political event in southeastern York County,
121. At the start of the Civil War, the Wrightsville Star was a nonpartisan weekly
106. During the Gettysburg Campaign, Confederate Maj. Gen. Jubal Early brought 16 cannon into the
31. The Central Hotel on the square in Hanover, Pa. (shown above) served as the
Adam John Glossbrenner was a veteran politician from York, Pennsylvania. Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, on