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Violent assault on miners in Schuylkill County in 1865 linked to Lincoln assassination

Posted on April 20, 2019April 20, 2019 by Jake Wynn

Three miners in Lorberry were assaulted in a bar after expressing sorrow at Lincoln's assassination.

Posted in Civil War, Schuylkill CountyTagged 1865, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Coal Region, Lincoln Assassination, Lorberry, Miners Journal, Newspaper, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, ViolenceLeave a comment

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