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The military record of General John F. Reynolds

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Author
Nichols, Edward J.
Date of Publication
1959.
the last-named school, where he has been teaching English since 1928. Dr. Nichols began work on General Reynolds in 1953. It was completed and published in 1958 by The Pennsylvania State University Press and was entitled Toward Gettysburg: a Biography of General John F. Reynolds. �
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Responsibility
by E.J. Nichols.
Author
Nichols, Edward J.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1959.
Physical Description
[113]-127 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 63, no. 3
Subjects
Reynolds, John Fulton, - 1820-1863.
Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 63, number 3 (1959), p. 113-127Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.63
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Archive

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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Object ID
MG0828
Date Range
1839-1932
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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Description
The General Thomas Welsh Family Papers is a collection of original correspondence, official documents, and ephemera. Many of the papers were created by or directed to Thomas Welsh between approximately 1843 and his death in 1863. They provide glimpses into his youth, his experiences in the Mexican War, his life in Columbia between the wars, and his rise in rank to Brigadier General during the Civil War.
The collection contains correspondence with his wife and family from 1861-1863. There are also official correspondence and documents related to Welsh's military service, autobiographical pieces, correspondence following his death, obituaries, and family papers into the early twentieth century. Other items in the collection include genealogy pages from the family bible, photographic images of Thomas Welsh and family members, two scrapbooks, newspaper issues and newspaper clippings, written notes from recollections of one of Welsh's daughter, and a biographical sketch of Welsh written by his son.
Admin/Biographical History
Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men.
Welsh lost his father at the age of 2, and went to work to support his family at age 8. He had very little formal schooling, and was largely self-educated. In 1843, at age 19, he left Lancaster County for Washington City, then went west as an itinerant carpenter/laborer to Cincinnati, Little Rock, and Fort Smith.
When the Mexican War broke out in 1846, he enlisted in a Kentucky regiment, and was severely wounded at the battle of Buena Vista (1847) from which he never fully recovered. Returning home to Columbia, he re-enlisted as a second lieutenant, assigned to the 11th U.S. infantry regiment in Mexico City. Within days of his arrival in Mexico City, he was declared unfit for service on account of his battle wound, and sent home again.
Back in Columbia as a civilian, he dabbled in politics, and received a patronage job in the Pennsylvania Main Line of Public Works (the rail and canal system connecting Philadelphia and Pittsburgh). After several years, he opened up a grocery and dry goods store in Columbia's canal basin. He also became an insurance agent. In 1857, he was elected Justice of the Peace, and his reputation grew as a community leader. By 1860, he was president of the Borough Council, a founding member of the Columbia Board of Trade, Vice President of the Columbia Cricket Club, and a canal boat operator, in addition to a dry goods merchant, insurance agent, and Justice of the Peace. He had a wife, 5 surviving children, and legal guardianship of his sister's 4 children.
When Confederate forces shelled Fort Sumter, marking the beginning of the Civil War, Thomas Welsh raised and organized the first company of volunteers from Lancaster County, and took them into the field as their Captain. Within days, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment, which served out its 90-day enlistment in the Shenandoah Valley.
Returning to Harrisburg, he was appointed Commandant of Camp Curtin, the problem-plagued processing center for new recruits. In short order, Welsh cleaned up the camp's poor sanitary conditions, improved the health of the camp, and implemented soldierly discipline and training.
In October 1861, he resigned from his camp duties, and as Colonel of the 45th Pennsylvania, led his regiment into the field. After brief service outside of Washington, they were sent to South Carolina in December, where they were posted to Otter Island. After the battle of James Island, they were recalled to Newport News, in July 1862, then sent to guard Aquia Creek.
In September, now in brigade command in Burnsides' 9th Corps, Welsh chased Lee's Confederate army west into central Maryland. His brigade broke the enemy line in Fox's Gap, on Sept. 14, then 3 days later achieved the furthest Union advance at Antietam, reaching the edge of Sharpsburg, and nearly cutting off Lee's only avenue of escape. Welsh's gallantry earned him a field promotion to brigadier general, which Congress confirmed on March 13, 1863.
The 9th Corps (Welsh now in command of the 1st Division) was sent west in the spring of 1863, then dispatched south to support Grant's investment of Vicksburg. After Vicksburg fell, they turned east and defeated Confederate General Johnston at the Battle of Jackson. Welsh contracted malaria in the southern swamps, and died in Cincinnati upon their return north. One of his men later recalled, "Had he lived, Welsh would undoubtedly have attained a much higher command. 1
1. Beauge, Eugene, in Albert, Allen D., Ed., History of the Forty-Fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865, Williamsport, PA: Grit Publ. Co, 1912, p. 79.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged in series:
Series A Thomas Welsh before the Mexican War
Series B Mexican War, 1846-1848
Series C Between the Mexican War and the Civil War, 1848-1861
Series D Civil War
Series E Post-Civil War
Series F Miscellaneous Family Papers
Series G Papers from the families of Gen. Thomas Welsh and Blanton C. Welsh
Date Range
1839-1932
Year Range From
1839
Year Range To
1932
Creator
Wiggin, Richard C.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Welsh, Thomas
Welsh, Annie Eunice Young
Welsh, Blanton Charles
Welsh, Effie
Welsh, Lilian
Welsh, Mary Young "Mazie"
Buchanan, James
Subjects
Letters
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Military orders
Military promotions
Personal correspondence
Political campaigns
Presidents--Election
Speeches, addresses, etc.
United States. Army--Military life
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Search Terms
Civil War
Correspondence, Personal
Letters
Mexican War
Military life
Military orders
Military promotions
Political campaigns
Presidential elections
Speeches
United States Army
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Condition
Fair to good
Condition Date
2020-12-18
Condition Notes
Items are in fair to good condition.
Object ID
MG0828
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Classification
MG0828
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Almost all of the papers have been passed down through successive generations of Welsh's descendants, from Thomas Welsh's wife and children to his granddaughter, Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin, to her daughter Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. After Nancy Townsend's death, her son Charles Townsend passed them on to his cousin, Richard Wiggin (grandson of Emilie Benson Wiggin) in 2015.
A few papers passed out of the family's possession and found their way into other collections. Richard Abel of Columbia, PA began collecting Welsh papers and artifacts some years ago, and subsequently transferred this collection of Welsh materials to Richard Wiggin in 2012.
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History of the Seventeenth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, or One hundred and sixty-second in the line of Pennsylvania volunteer regiments, war to suppress the rebellion, 1861-1865

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania cavalry. 17th regt.,
Date of Publication
1911.
Call Number
974.8003 P415
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Responsibility
compiled from records of the rebellion, official reports, recollections, reminiscences, incidents, diaries and company rosters ; with an appendix by H. P. Moyer.
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania cavalry. 17th regt.,
Place of Publication
Lebanon, Pa
Publisher
Sowers printing company,
Date of Publication
1911.
Physical Description
472 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Summary
Compiled from records of the rebellion, official reports, recollections, reminiscences, incidents, diaries and company rosters, with an appendix, by H. P. Moyer.
Subjects
United States. - Army. - Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 17th (1862-1865).
Pennsylvania Cavalry. - 17th Regt., 1862-1865.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories - Pennsylvania Cavalry - 17th.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories.
Additional Author
Moyer, H. P.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8003 P415
Websites
https://digital.libraries.psu.edu/digital/collection/digitalbks2/id/73922
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Dreaming on the Conestoga : a collection of sonnets written on the stream of my childhood and the poems of idle hours in a busy man's life

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Author
Urban, Benjamin F. W.
Date of Publication
1911.
Call Number
811 U72d
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by B. F. W. Urban.
Author
Urban, Benjamin F. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Urban,
Date of Publication
1911.
Physical Description
xv, 312 p., [23] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Includes the author's "The story of Gettysburg": p. [257]-312.
Subjects
American poetry
Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Urban, Benjamin F. W.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
811 U72d
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Ribbon, Membership

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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Reunion ribbon 45th Pa. Volunteers
Object ID
GTW_Object02
Date Range
1919/09/26
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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Reunion ribbon 45th Pa. Volunteers
Description
Ribbon from the 10th reunion of the veterans of the 45th Pa. Volunteers held at State College, PA on 26 September 1919. Likely attended by Blanton C. Welsh.
Provenance
Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend.
Date Range
1919/09/26
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
MG0828, Box 2
Classification
MG0828
MG0828_SeriesG
GTW_Object02
Subject
United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 45th (1861-1865)
Ribbons
Veterans
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Search Terms
Ribbons
Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 45th (1861-1865)
Civil War
Veterans
Object Name
Ribbon, Membership
Material
Silk
Height (cm)
17.78
Height (ft)
0.5833333333
Height (in)
7
Width (cm)
5.715
Width (ft)
0.1875
Width (in)
2.25
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-06-22
Condition Notes
Freyed at top and bottom.
Object ID
GTW_Object02
Notes
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Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
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This ribbon was in an envelope which contained item numbrs #24-#31.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Number
MG0828_SeriesG_GTW_Object
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Red: white: and blue badge, Pennsylvania veteran volunteers. A history of the 93rd regiment, known as the "Lebanon infantry" and "One of the 300 fighting regiments" from September 12th, 1861, to June 27th, 1865

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Author
Mark, Penrose G.
Date of Publication
1911]
Call Number
974.8033 M345
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Responsibility
By Penrose G. Mark...Authorized by the executive committee of the 93rd Pennsylvania veteran volunteer association.
Author
Mark, Penrose G.
Place of Publication
[Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
The Aughinbaugh press
Date of Publication
1911]
Physical Description
577 p. front., plates, ports. 23 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania infantry. - 93d regiment., 1861-1865.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories - Pennsylvania Infantry - 93rd.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8033 M345
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Military operations in Jefferson County, Virginia (and West Va.) 1861-1865

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Date of Publication
1911.
Call Number
975.5 H498
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Place of Publication
[s.l.]
Publisher
published by authority of Jefferson County Camp, U.C.V. [by] Farmers Advocate Print,
Date of Publication
1911.
Physical Description
43 p. : map. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
West Virginia - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Campaigns.
Virginia - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Campaigns.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.5 H498
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x001836642&view=1up&seq=5
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Painting

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Collection
Fine Arts Collection: Paintings
Title
John L. Hackman.
Object ID
2003.404
Date Range
1913
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Collection
Fine Arts Collection: Paintings
Title
John L. Hackman.
Description
On back:
This picture was taken in 1913. I paid 7 dollars 34 cents for it. I was 15 years & 3 months old when I enlisted in the year 1864 at which time it was first taken at Carlisle, Penna. John L. Hackman.
Oscar Hackman gave it to me Sarah E. Warner, Nov. 6, 1957. Oscar is 89 years old now [and in] April 1958 he will be 90 years. One son and one daughter of John and Sarah Hackman had. Oscar is John's son, Lizzie Stiner, sister of Oscar, [is] 85 years old 1957.
I was named after John's wife Sarah Elizabeth Neissinger Hackman. My grandma was Sarah's sister, Fiona Neissinger Hollinger. Oscar is the last of [the] family of Hackmans. I am on the Hollinger-Neissinger side of family. Great Aunt Sarah (?), Oscar's mother __ __ is also the discharge of 1865 of John L. Hackman here ___ time 1957.
Sarah Elizabeth Hollinger Warner
Born March 28, 1920.
Date Range
1913
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 44
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Drawer
Bin 2
People
Hackman, John L.
Subcategory
Art
Subject
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject of Painting
Boy in Civil War Uniform (John L. Hackman)
Search Terms
Civil War
Portraits
Object Name
Painting
Oither Names
Portrait
Height (in)
20
Width (in)
16
Dimension Details
Frame size: Height 28
Width 24
Depth 2.5
Condition Notes
Painting: Enhanced photograph (watercolor and charcoal) laid on unstretched canvas, few minor abrasions and losses throughout.
Painting conservation needs: Remove from housing and canvas backing, test and deacidify, minor inpainting, reframe to conservation standards.
Frame: 4" painted gold, minor chips on corners and lower rail.
Frame conservation needs: UVF glass, surface clean, consolidate, minor touchup.
Object ID
2003.404
Other Number
Painting 155
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History of the 101st regiment, Pennsylvania veteran volunteer infantry 1861-1865

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Author
Reed, John A.,
Date of Publication
1910.
Call Number
974.8033 D551
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by John A. Reed ... with Luther S. Dickey as collaborator.
Author
Reed, John A.,
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
L.S. Dickey & Co.,
Date of Publication
1910.
Physical Description
5 p. β., 285 p. front., plates, ports., maps (part fold.) plan. 27 cm.
Subjects
United States. - Army. - Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 101st (1861-1865)
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories - Pennsylvania Infantry - 101st.
Additional Author
Dickey, Luther Samuel,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8033 D551
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History of the 101st regiment, Pennsylvania veteran volunteer infantry 1861-1865

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Author
Reed, John A.,
Date of Publication
1910.
Call Number
974.8033 R324
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Responsibility
by John A. Reed ... with Luther S. Dickey as collaborator.
Author
Reed, John A.,
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
L.S. Dickey & Co.,
Date of Publication
1910.
Physical Description
5 p. β., 285 p. front., plates, ports., maps (part fold.) plan. 27 cm.
Subjects
United States. - Army. - Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 101st (1861-1865)
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories - Pennsylvania Infantry - 101st.
Additional Author
Dickey, Luther Samuel,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8033 R324
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