#OnThisDay in 1863, Confederate forces which had invaded Pennsylvania entered the towns of Chambersburg, Greencastle, and Mercersburg, and began kidnapping every Black person they could find. READ: ht
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#OnThisDay in 1863, Confederate forces which had invaded Pennsylvania entered the towns of Chambersburg, Greencastle, and Mercersburg, and began kidnapping every Black person they could find. READ: https://open.substack.com/pub/sonsoflibertyofficial/p/onthisday-in-1863-invading-confederates
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