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...
View ArticleMilitary 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....
View Article“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...
View ArticleIrish 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...
View ArticleCumberland 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...
View ArticleNew 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,...
View ArticleMaryland 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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleMany 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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