Sgt. Major Robert Myers was the director for the regimental band of the 46th Pennsylvania, which performed in 2006 in York. Patriot Days in York will feature such living historians again this year. Background posts: Books probing York County in the Civil War come in strong, sudden onslaught and History-making evening on rebel occupation of York could turn into daylong symposium and Rebs' short York visit creates long memories .
The forum on the Civil War in York County last year might have been the first such get-together to discuss that controversial story.
That 2008 symposium was not designed to focus on the town fathers' surrender of York to the Confederates.
But questions from the audience, in particular, took it that way.
Better to discuss such controverted events than to ignore them, as York has done with its Civil War story until the past 10 years.
Speakers at this year's forum - set for 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, June 25 - will explore impressions from the North and South as the Confederates marched across York County June 28-30, 1863... .
