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York Farm Tract

An 1863 assassination attempt on a US Army commander near Pottsville, PA

Posted on July 30, 2020February 16, 2025 by Jake Wynn

On August 8, 1863, Brigadier General William Whipple was nearly gunned down on the outskirts of Pottsville, Pennsylvania.

Posted in Civil War, Schuylkill CountyTagged 1863, Assassination, Cass Township, Civil War, Coal Region, Draft, Molly Maguires, New Castle Township, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, US Army, Violence, York Farm Tract, Yorkville2 Comments

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