Gettysburg Campaign — Wrightsville, Pennsylvania

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Gettysburg Campaign

Wrightsville, Pennsylvania

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THE STORY

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Confederate troops sent from York by Gen. Early to cross the river and march on Harrisburg reached here June 28, 1863. U.S. militia withdrew, firing the bridge and barring any Southern advance beyond the river.

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Photo: Carl Gordon Moore Jr.

Photo: Beverly Pfingsten

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Wrightsville, Pennsylvania · USA

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