JUNE 16, 1863:
True
rumors that the Army of Northern Virginia is targeting the city grip the
Pennsylvanian capital of Harrisburg. The citizenry begins a mass exodus. The
roads and rails are clogging with refugees heading north with their belongings.
The State government begins to pack up crucial documents and to destroy others.
The Military Command and the City Fathers order men out to build defensive
works.
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