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A Confederate proposal to invade and burn the Coal Region in the summer of 1863

Posted on June 27, 2019June 26, 2019 by Jake Wynn

The Richmond Whig told its readers that Lee had a plan to enter Pennsylvania's Coal Region during his 1863 invasion.

Posted in Civil War, Coal RegionTagged 1863, Army, Civil War, Coal Region, Confederates, Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Luzerne County, Newspaper, Pennsylvania, Richmond, Schuylkill County7 Comments

“This life is agreeing with me” – A Pennsylvania soldier trains for war in 1918

Posted on March 20, 2018April 6, 2018 by Jake Wynn

Private Edward Ditty trained for war with the 23rd Engineers and sought success as a boxer in the ranks.

Posted in Elizabethville, World War ITagged Army, Boxing, Central Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Elizabethville, Letter, Maryland, Newspaper, Pennsylvania, Training, World War 1Leave a comment

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