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1870

“A reign of lawlessness” – A violent week in Schuylkill County in 1870

Posted on June 12, 2019June 11, 2019 by Jake Wynn

In April 1870, a widespread outbreak of violence across Schuylkill County shocked residents

Posted in Coal Region, Schuylkill CountyTagged 1870, Coal Region, Crime, Girardville, Letter, Mahanoy City, Mahanoy Valley, Molly Maguires, Philadelphia, Schuylkill County, Shenandoah, Violence1 Comment

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Speaking this evening at the Civil War Roundtable of New York about Clara Barton and have been treated to this view of St. Patrick’s Cathedral from the venue on 51st Street! Wow!
Made a stop in Mechanicville, New York to commune with one of the earliest Union heroes of the #CivilWar. Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth was killed on May 24, 1861 while removing a Confederate flag from a hotel rooftop in Alexandria, Virginia. He became a martyr to the Union; “Avenge Ellsworth” became a rallying cry across the North. My great-great-great grandfather S. Ellsworth Schwalm was named in his honor. #AmericanCivilWar #AmericanHistory #USHistory
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