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

Posted on March 15, 2018March 12, 2018 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

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