Civil War Trails has recently installed new interpretive signs in York County PA. A new book offers perspectives on key events in the area.
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Edward L. Schroeder may be the first soldier from York County PA injured during the Civil War. A comrade bayoneted him during a routine drill in York.
In giving frequent talks and presentations on Civil War topics related to York County, one
Shortly after the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers
In my last post, we looked at a description of York from a soldier, A.J.G.,
Within weeks of the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter in mid-April 1861, the U. S.
Battle to save Underground Railroad Station marks 154th anniversary of Rebel invasion of York County
Today marks the 154th anniversary of the beginning of the Confederate invasion of York County,
The last of June 1863 were momentous times for the citizens of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania. Situated
The 3rd Pennsylvania Infantry, under the command of Colonel Francis C. Minier of Blair County,
Parkersburg, West Virginia, is located at the confluence of the Ohio River and the Little