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  • HARRISBURG AND THE CIVIL WAR
    COOPER H WINGERT
    This Civil War history examines the vital role played by the Pennsylvania capital and the many ways the conflict left its mark on the city and its people.   Answering President Lincoln's call for volunteers, men from across Pennsylvania swarmed Harrisburg to fight for the Union. The cityscape was transformed as soldiers camped on the lawn of the capitol, schools and churches we...

    $229.00

  • SLAVERY & THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
    COOPER H WINGERT
    This in-depth history examines how a stronghold of slavery in Pennsylvania became a central hub for the abolitionist cause.   Much like the rest of the nation, South Central Pennsylvania has a fraught history of struggle over slavery. The institution lingered locally for more than fifty years, even as it went virtually extinct everywhere else within Pennsylvania. Gradually, abo...

    $229.00

  • THE CONFEDERATE APPROACH ON HARRISBURG
    COOPER H. WINGERT
    The little-known story of how Southern forces came close to invading the capital of Pennsylvania—includes photos.   In June 1863, Harrisburg braced for an invasion. The Confederate troops of Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell steadily moved toward the Pennsylvania capital. Capturing Carlisle en route, Ewell sent forth a brigade of cavalry under Brigadier Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins. Af...

    $229.00

  • TARGETED TRACKS
    SCOTT L. MINGUS / COOPER H. WINGERT
    “Anyone who is interested in Civil War logistics, wartime railroads, and the Cumberland Valley of Pennsylvania needs to read this study.” —Eric J. Wittenberg, award-winning historian and author    The Civil War was the first conflict in which railroads played a major role. Although much has been written about their role in general, little has been written about specific lines. ...

    $229.00