Beyond the Burning Bridge: Wrightsville, Pa., in the Civil War

by Scott Mingus and Scott L. Mingus Sr.

It was one of the world's longest covered bridges, spanning southern Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River more than a mile and a quarter from Wrightsville across to Columbia. For decades, Wrightsville had in many ways been the entry point to the heart of Pennsylvania's Underground Railroad, and then in the summer of 1863, the town and the bridge became the focal point of Confederate Major General Jubal A. Early and one of his best subordinate generals,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1515390268
• ISBN13: 9781515390268
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"