Winchester, VA, is an excellent Civil War tourism destination, with multiple battlefields, museums, and historical sites.
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The 87th Pennsylvania, the largest regiment from Yok County during the war, first saw combat at the Second Battle of Winchester in June 1863.
Today, thousands of motorists travel through the intersection of U.S. Route 30 (Loucks Road) and
As the biographer of Confederate General William “Extra Billy” Smith, I have long been interested
Concurrent with the opening of the Second Battle of Winchester, Confederate Brig. Gen. Albert G.
Today, we pick up the fascinating, almost movie-like story of Lt. Harry Welsh of the
William Henry Harrison “Harry” Welsh, according to longtime York-area researcher and historian Dennis W. Brandt,
John Hufnagel of the Glen Rock Historic Preservation Society graciously sent me the above newspaper
Two soldiers of the 87th Pennsylvania posed for a photographer in York, Pennsylvania, early in
The 87th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was primarily raised in York, Pennsylvania, with a few