Cancelled - Civil War Roundtable

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The 87th PA was organized in York, Pennsylvania and mustered in for a three-year enlistment in September 1861. The 87th PA boasted several notable York County residents. During the war, the regiment aided in guarding the Northern Central Railway, and took part in the battles of the 1864 Overland Campaign.  In October 1864 their three-year enlistment expired. Those who had not re-enlisted returned to a grateful York to a celebratory feast given by the town at the Army Hospital at Penn Commons. The 200 remaining members of the regiment played an important role at the Battle of Cedar Creek. There, Corporal Daniel Reigle of Company F earned the regiment’s only Medal of Honor.
Today, the 87th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Company C is a family oriented, non-profit Civil War reenacting and living history organization. It is dedicated to the better understanding and preservation of the history of the American Civil War. I have been a member of the regiment group for over five years.  The 87th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Company C, participates in major battle re-enactments and living history events, which are conducted for public education. The company also lends its support to the preservation of battlefields, monuments and historic sites of the Civil War.
Dominish Marie Miller is the Third Circuit Court of Appeals Librarian for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the founder of Preserving the History of Newberrytown. She is the author of two cookbooks, “Preserving the History of Newberrytown: A Community Cookbook From the Cooks of Newberrytown, Pennsylvania,” 2021, volumes 1 and 2.  Dominish has partnered with local historian, Dr. Jamie Kinsley for a series of educational videos called “Hometown History: Jamie and Domi’s Yoco Backstory.” She is also a reenactor with the 87th Regimant, PVI. She portrays a private in the 87th PA Company C.
Founded as the White Rose Civil War Roundtable, the York CWRT holds monthly meetings on the third Wednesday of every month except December at 7:00 p.m.  Each meeting features a guest speaker talking about a Civil War topic of local or national interest. Meetings are FREE and open to the public. Click here for more information on upcoming programs.