This very impressive homestead was in 1863 the Andrew J. Menges farm near Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, in Jackson Township, York County. It's located on Roth's Church Road near the modern school complex. It's just north of the June 27, 1863, campsite of the 35th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (where the Spring Forge shopping center is now).
The A. J. Menges story is a good example of how the Civil War researcher must separate fact from fiction, or exaggeration.
Continue reading A local legend - the Andrew J. Menges farm in Jackson Township.
