Civil War


"Eight Days at Carlisle" Essay
Date:
Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Researcher requested copies of a student essay titled "Eight Days at Carlisle," and an essay by S. M. Goodyear titled "General Lee's Invasion of Carlisle, 1863."  A copy of "Eight Days" was provided.  The researcher was referred to the Cumberland County Historical Society for the Goodyear essay...

Topic: Civil War, Carlisle

Dickinson College & Civil War
Date:
Monday, September 29, 2014

Researcher asked for information about Dickinson College and involvement in the Civil War. Information was provided.

Topic: Civil War, Dickinson College History

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
Date:
Tuesday, September 2, 2014

A researcher requested scans from several Civil War era issues of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. The requested scans were provided.

Topic: Civil War, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

Civil War Miscellaney

Date:
Monday, August 5, 2013

Researcher requested a copy of a Civil War Miscellaney booklet republishing Carlisle newspaper accounts from the Civil War. Scans were provided for a fee. 

Topic: Civil War, Carlisle

Theodore M. Johnson to James H. Morgan
Date:
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Researcher requested a copy of a letter from Theodore M. Johnson to college president James H. Morgan regarding his childhood recollections of the Confederate invasion of Carlisle in 1863. A...

Topic: James Henry Morgan, Theodore M. Johnson, Civil War

Carlisle in the Civil War
Date:
Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Researcher requested a scan of the image of the Carlisle Barracks during the Confederate invasion of Carlisle from the cover of the July 18, 1863 Frank Leslie's Illustrated newspaper. A scan was provided. 

Topic: Civil War, Carlisle

Presbyterian Ministers in Carlisle during the Civil War
Date:
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Researcher asked to confirm the names of the ministers of the First Presbyterian (Conway P. Wing) and Second Presbyterian (John C. Bliss) Churches in Carlisle during the Civil War years. Information was confirmed.

Topic: Second Presbyterian Church of Carlisle, Civil War, Carlisle First Presbyterian Church, Conway Phelps Wing, John Collins Bliss

Civil War alumni
Date:
Monday, March 26, 2012

Researcher requested information regarding Dickinson College alumni who fought during the Civil War. Available information was provided.

Topic: Civil War

Civil War and Dickinson alumni
Date:
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Researcher requested information regarding the service of Dickinson alumni during the Civil Was, as well as general histories of the college. Information was provided.

Topic: Civil War

George Chenoweth to James Marshall
Date:
Friday, May 20, 2011

Researcher requested information regarding a letter written by George Chenoweth to James Marshall on July 15, 1863, in which Chenoweth describes the Confederate invasion of Carlisle, PA in...

Topic: Civil War, Carlisle, George D. Chenoweth, James William Marshall

General Doles's Georgia Brigade and Dickinson College
Date:
Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Researcher inquired as to where on campus George P. Doles's Georgia brigade camped on Dickinson's campus in 1863 during the Civil War. Researcher was referred to the Cumberland County Historical Society and the Military History Institute.

Topic: Dickinson College History, Civil War, George P. Doles

Dickinson College and the Civil War
Date:
Friday, October 16, 2009

Researcher requested information regarding the invasion of Carlisle by Confederate forces in 1863, prior to the Battle of Gettysburg. Copies of contemporary sources were provided, along with links to published secondary sources.

Topic: Civil War

Secretary of the Treasury and Civil War Veterans
Date:
Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Researcher inquired about the Dickinson alumnus who served as Secretary of the Treasury. That individual was Roger Brooke Taney. Researcher also requested a list of Dickinsonians lost during the Civil War. Researcher was...

Topic: Roger Brooke Taney, Civil War

Jennings Marion Clark Hulsey, Class of 1858
Date:
Monday, July 14, 2008

Researcher requested information about Jennings M. C. Hulsey, class of 1858, who served with Company F of the 8th Georgia Infantry and was killed at the Second Battle of Bull Run. Available information was shared with the...

Topic: Class of 1858, Civil War, Belles Lettres Society, Jennings Marion Clark Hulsey, Phi Kappa Sigma

Clarence Gearhart Jackson and John Henry Grabill
Date:
Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Researcher requested copies of images of Clarence G. Jackson and John H. Grabill, as well as an image of the Dickinson College campus, for a Civil War project. Images were provided.

Topic: Class of 1860, Civil War, Clarence Gearhart Jackson, John Henry Grabill

Civil War and Dickinson College
Date:
Saturday, March 10, 2007

Researcher requested images reflecting Dickinson College during the Civil War, including individual students, campus buildings, and the college president. Images were provided.

Topic: Civil War
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