July 1864: Big Scare at Glen Rock!

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While Confederate cavalry under Brigadier General John McCausland threatened Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, rumors flew in York County PA that other Rebel raiders had entered the southern part of the county and were riding toward the village of Glen Rock. The rumors proved groundless, but they scared the locals, many of which still vividly recalled the Confederate invasion of York County the previous year.

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