Guest blogger and licensed battlefield guide John T. Krepps presents the story of David Thompson, a Black soldier from Hanover, PA.
Tag: Union soldiers
Recently, I gave a customized tour of Jeb Stuart’s ride through York County, Pa., during
Image collector Ron Coddington shares 100 photos from his Military Images magazine and the stories of the soldiers depicted.
Author Vincent L. Burns gives a sweeping history of the Union Army of the Potomac, spiced with anecdotes from the soldiers and officers.
Author David H. Jones has written a compelling new historical fiction about the 9th Massachusetts Battery’s famous fight at Gettysburg.
The commander of the Union forces in south-central PA reported on his investigation that York’s residents welcomed Confederate invaders.
Gettysburg guides Chris Army & Rick Schroeder discuss the Irish Brigade at Gettysburg. Zoom for the York Civil War Round Table, 3/17, 7 pm.
Dillsburg PA native Levi Mumper, raised in Gettysburg, was a Civil War veteran and a prominent photographer of the battlefield.
Wm. L. Rannells of the 60th Ohio sent his thanks to the ladies of York PA for their kind care while he was a patient at the army hospital.
A Hanover PA posse shot and arrested a Manheim Township draft dodger who refused to report for duty as ordered.