Headnote
WEST CHESTER, c. h., p. b., seat of justice of Chester co., Pa., 73 S. E. of Harrisburgh; from W. 118 ms. Pop. 3,172. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Chester County, PA

West Chester, Pennsylvania (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WEST CHESTER, c. h., p. b., seat of justice of Chester co., Pa., 73 S. E. of Harrisburgh; from W. 118 ms. Pop. 3,172.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 384.
Date Type
Abraham Lincoln's funeral train leaves Harrisburg and rolls across the Pennsylvania countryside to Philadelphia Personal
John Cuddy enlists with the 36th Pennsylvania Infantry Battles/Soldiers
Birthplace of
Burial Place of
Name Type
Chestnut Grove Annex Cemetery, West Chester, PA Location or Site
Date Title
Mary B. Thomas to William Still, April 19, 1848
New York Times, “Tragical Affair in Chester Country, Pa.,” August 5, 1857
Carlisle (PA) Herald, “Departure of the Volunteers,” June 7, 1861
James Colwell to Ann Colwell, July 4, 1861
John H. Brinton to Andrew Johnson, West Chester, Pennsylvania, February 14, 1866
How to Cite This Page: "West Chester, PA," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hddev.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/9253.