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Book details Civil War career of Brooklyn Bridge builder

The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the best-known landmarks of New York City. Completed in 1883 after 14 years of work, the 1,600-feet-long suspension bridge crosses the East River and connects Manhattan to...

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Military intelligence operations for the Army of the Potomac

In recent years, there has been much attention paid to the formal (and informal) intelligence-gathering capabilities of the Union army during the Civil War, including during the Gettysburg Campaign....

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“Gettysburg’s Peach Orchard” to be topic at York CWRT on November 20

Press Release, York CWRT: On November 20, 2019, please join the York Civil War Round Table as they welcome Licensed Battlefield Guide, James A. Hessler, as their featured guest speaker. Mr. Hessler...

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Irish Brigade monument at Gettysburg has York connection

Hundreds of thousands of visitors drive through Gettysburg National Military Park each year. Some come to honor their ancestors or to study the battle tactics. For others, the primary interest is the...

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Cumberland Valley Railroad is topic of York CWRT Jan. 15

Press release: The York (PA) Civil War Round Table kicks off its 23rd campaign on January 15, 2020, with a presentation by multiple-award-winning author and blogger Scott L. Mingus, Sr. on “Targeted...

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New book on the famed cornfield at Antietam

Bloody Lane. Burnside’s Bridge. Dunker Church. The Roulette Farm. The West Woods. The Cornfield. Civil War aficionados will recognize these places as landmarks of the Civil War battle of Antietam,...

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Maryland author edited sermons of Civil War chaplain

Jonathan W. Peters of Darlington, Maryland, works for Reformation Bible Church and Harford Christian School as an administrative assistant, soccer coach, and 5th grade Civil War history instructor. As...

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New Gettysburg historical fiction about the 9th Mass. Battery

The Trostle Farm at Gettysburg is a popular and well-known spot on the Gettysburg National Military Park. Its now iconic barn features a hole from an artillery round that smashed through the bricks...

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New book: Voices of the Army of the Potomac

My great-grandmother, Mary Caroline Chambers Mingus, was a little girl living in Marshall County, [West] Virginia, during the Civil War. Several of her family members served in the 7th West Virginia...

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Many of York County’s Civil War sites remain unmarked

Recently, the national Civil War Trails program has begun installing new wayside markers at various locations in Pennsylvania. Civic leaders and historians in Hanover and Wrightsville have led the...

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