| 单词 | chambersburg |
| 释义 | ChambersburgCham·bers·burgC0232400 (chām′bərz-bûrg′)ChambersburgChambersburg,borough (1990 pop. 16,647), seat of Franklin co., S Pa.; settled 1730, inc. 1803. Food products, apparel, construction materials, and transportation equipment are produced. Chambersburg was the headquarters of abolitionist John BrownBrown, John,1800–1859, American abolitionist, b. Torrington, Conn. He spent his boyhood in Ohio. Before he became prominent in the 1850s, his life had been a succession of business failures in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New York. ..... Click the link for more information. in 1859 and of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee before the battle of GettysburgGettysburg campaign, June–July, 1863, series of decisive battles of the U.S. Civil War. The Road to Gettysburg After his victory in the battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate general Robert E. Lee undertook a second invasion of the North. ..... Click the link for more information. . The town was raided by Confederate cavalry in July, 1864, when it was burned after refusing to pay an indemnity of $100,000 in gold. It is the seat of Wilson College. |
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