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.
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West Manheim Twp. residents hid their horses in Horse Thief Lane during the Civil War to protect them from Jeb Stuart. Richard Resh has located the site.
On July 1, 1863, a group of Confederate soldiers visited this barn that once stood
In early May 1901, a small group of former officers in the Confederate army were
The Jacob Rudy farm is illustrated by the blue arrow in the above detail from
A jauntily clad Union cavalry stands guard over Penn Common in this detail from the
During my book signings and lectures on York County’s Civil War history, I am frequently
Several residents of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, filed damage claims following the Civil War for the loss
106. During the Gettysburg Campaign, Confederate Maj. Gen. Jubal Early brought 16 cannon into the
The old stone house shown above sits on the south side of State Route 462