Broadside of "Citizens of Cumberland Valley!" Call to Arms

Broadside of "Citizens of Cumberland Valley!" Call to Arms
Number of Pages: 
2
Date: 
July 3, 1863
Year: 

This broadside, likely distributed throughout Cumberland County, calls for all able men to enlist. It describes atrocities committed by the Confederates while in the Cumberland Valley region, and records that “the citizens of this valley are loyal to the heart’s core.” The scene at Carlisle during the shelling days earlier is briefly described.

Origin: 
Original Accession
Location: 
I-Original-1863-2