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John C. Gregg

“We want a vigorous prosecution of the war” – Chaplain calls for hard war against Confederacy in 1863

Posted on March 15, 2018April 10, 2025 by Jake Wynn

"I pronounce this rebellion wicked," thundered John Chandler Gregg in a speech given in Wiconisco, Pennsylvania.

Posted in Civil War, WiconiscoTagged American Civil War, Chaplain, Civil War, Coal Region, Dauphin County, Featured, John C. Gregg, Slavery, Speech, Upper End, Wiconisco, Wiconisco Township1 Comment

A Chaplain at the Battle of Fredericksburg | John C. Gregg, 127th Pennsylvania

Posted on December 11, 2017November 12, 2024 by Jake Wynn

A chaplain recalls his experience at the Battle of Fredericksburg... but his comrades remembered his actions quite differently.

Posted in Civil WarTagged 127th Pennsylvania, American Civil War, Battle, Battle of Fredericksburg, Central Pennsylvania, Chaplain, Civil War, Dauphin County, Fredericksburg, Harrisburg, John C. Gregg, Pennsylvania2 Comments

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