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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

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