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Schneck, B. S. (Benjamin Shroder), 1806-1874 The Burning of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00410 Author/Creator: Schneck, B. S. (Benjamin Shroder), 1806-1874 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Pamphlet Date: 1865 Pagination: 76 p. ; 19 x 12 cm. Order a Copy

Printed by Lindsay & Blakiston. Fourth edition. Account of Reverend B.S. Schneck, D.D., an eyewitness and sufferer of the burning of the city. With corroborative statements from the Rev. J. Clark, Hon. A.K. McClure, J. Hoke, Esq., Rev. T.G. Apple, Rev. B Bausman, Rev. S.J. Niccolls, and J.K. Shryock, Esq. Also includes a plan of the burnt portion of the town.

Schneck, B. S. (Benjamin Shroder), 1806-1874

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