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“The Confederate Flag Torn Down” – An incident in Port Carbon in 1905

Posted on June 23, 2020June 22, 2020 by Jake Wynn

In 1905, outraged Union veterans in Port Carbon, Pennsylvania came together to take down a confederate battle flag.

Posted in Civil War, Schuylkill CountyTagged 1905, Civil War, Civil War Memory, Civil War veteran, Coal Region, Confederates, Decoration Day, Memorial Day, Pennsylvania, Port Carbon, Schuylkill County, Veterans6 Comments

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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