The story of what the citizens of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, experienced during the War between the American States, 1861-1865.

The effects of the Battle of Antietam and Stuart’s raid into Pennsyvania. The constant fear of invasion. “Skedaddling.” The treatment of “Copperheads.” Drafting of local men. The Gettysburg Campaign, including eyewitness accounts of the Confederate invasion, the Confederate retreat, and the Union pursuit of Lee’s retreating army.

Edited by Todd Andrew Dorsett.
40 letter-size pages.
Full-color front cover: Detail from “General Lee’s Retreat” by Landis Brent Whitsel.
Vintage and modern illustrations.