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Attack on the wife of a Union soldier launched brawl on streets of Pottsville in 1864

Posted on May 7, 2019May 4, 2019 by Jake Wynn

After a landlord threw out the family of a Union soldier, the women of Pottsville rose up in anger to attack him.

Posted in Civil War, PottsvilleTagged 1864, Civil War, Coal Region, Home front, Pennsylvania, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Street Violence, Violence2 Comments

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