26th Regiment Train Derailment - New Oxford, PA
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bluesnote
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A train derailment a few miles east of here occurred with the Pennsylvania 26th Regiment en route to fight at Gettysburg June of 1863. A historical marker at the New Oxford Train Station tells about how the train got derailed.
Waymark Code: WM14Z8G
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/16/2021
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The sign says:
Gettysburg Campaign
The 26th Regiment, Pennsylvania Emergency Militia, passed through New Oxford on the evening of 24, June, 1863, enroute from Harrisburg to Gettysburg. About three miles west of New Oxford, the train was derailed when the engines struck a cow on the tracks.
The Regiment went into a camp near Swift Run until 26 June when they were transported to Gettysburg and placed on the Marsh Creek Line facing the invaders.
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