Cannonball

The Northern Central Railway and its two spurs in York County were vital to the local economy and to Lincoln’s war effort.

Here are ten misconceptions about York County, PA, during the Civil War. Author and lecturer Scott Mingus answers readers’ questions.

Teenager John H. Shearer bravely protected the vital telegraph instrument at Hanover Junction when the Rebels attacked during the Gettysburg Campaign.

Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train passed through York County on April 21, 1863, as a cold drizzle set the tone as somber crowds lined the tracks.

Only a handful of outdoor photographs taken during the Civil War in York County, PA, still exist. Many more may have been taken. Here are a few examples.

Abraham Lincoln’s northbound train chugged into Hanover Junction, Pennsylvania, on the late afternoon of Wednesday,

The vast public holdings of the U. S. government include thousands of vintage photographs from

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

“Listen my children and you shall hear, of the midnight ride of Paul Revere…” Millions

Let’s go back in our minds to Saturday afternoon, June 27, 1863, in scenic southern