Young York County newlywed Mary Jane Rewalt’s bravery and generosity led to a Confederate general calling her the heroine of the Susquehanna.
Tag: Gettysburg Campaign
June 30, 2022, marks the 159th anniversary of the Civil War Battle of Hanover, PA, the largest battle in the history of York County, PA.
Civil War Trails has recently installed new interpretive signs in York County PA. A new book offers perspectives on key events in the area.
Author David H. Jones has written a compelling new historical fiction about the 9th Massachusetts Battery’s famous fight at Gettysburg.
York County PA author Scott Mingus has several of his popular local history talks available on YouTube or Vimeo. Here are links to them.
Some of Jeb Stuart’s Confederate cavalry camped on the John Mumper farm near Dillsburg PA concurrent with the 1st day of the battle of Gettysburg.
Here are ten misconceptions about York County, PA, during the Civil War. Author and lecturer Scott Mingus answers readers’ questions.
Wrightsville’s schools and factories closed on Dec. 14, 1917, as the governor of Pennsylvania dedicated four Civil War cannon. “Farthest east.”
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.
A old Civil War fife used during the defense of Wrightsville PA during the Gettysburg Campaign was in Altoona in the 1930s. Its current location is unknown.