Slavery & the Underground Railroad in South Central Pennsylvania (Cooper H. Wingert - LH) Section - Farms at Gettysburg ordered John Sedgwick’s Sixth Corps

ordered John Sedgwick’s Sixth Corps to assault the heights and move to his assistance

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a long-anticipated military order arrived on the desk of Massachusetts Governor John Andrew

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Slavery & the Underground Railroad in South Central Pennsylvania (Cooper H. Wingert - LH) Section - Farms at Gettysburg ordered John Sedgwick’s Sixth CorpsMuch like the rest of the nation, South Central Pennsylvania struggled with slavery. The institution lingered locally for more than fifty years, although it was virtually extinct everywhere else within Pennsylvania. Gradually, antislavery views prevailed. The Appalachian Mountains and the Susquehanna River provided natural cover for fleeing slaves, causing an influx of travel along the Underground Railroad. Locals like William Wright and James