Hanover, PA

Headnote
HANOVER, p. b., Heidelberg township, York co., Pa., 35 ms. S. of Harrisburgh; from W. 82 ms. Watered by a branch of Conewago creek. Pop. 1,210. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
York County, PA

Hanover, Pennsylvania (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
HANOVER, p. b., Heidelberg township, York co., Pa., 35 ms. S. of Harrisburgh; from W. 82 ms. Watered by a branch of Conewago creek. Pop. 1,210.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 149.
Date Type
- Confederate infantry occupy York, Pennsylvania Battles/Soldiers
Heavy fighting with Union cavalry at Hanover, Pennsylvania again delays Stuart's Confederate cavalry Battles/Soldiers
In York County, Pennsylvania, Hanover and Hanover Junction suffer a visit from Virginia cavalry Battles/Soldiers
North Carolina cavalry leader experiences an undignified capture in the streets of Hanover Battles/Soldiers
Gettysburg Campaign
Birthplace of
Date Title
William Willey to Waitman Willey, April 29, 1861
Letter from Theodore S. Garnett to George W. Wingate, May 31, 1892 on the Shelling of Carlisle, July 1, 1863
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