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History of the One hundred and fifty-third regiment Pennsylvania volunteers infantry which was recruited in Northampton County, Pa., 1862-1863

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4907
Author
Kiefer, William R.
Date of Publication
1909.
Call Number
974.8033 K47
Responsibility
Written by Rev. W. R. Kiefer. Assisted by Newton H. Mack.
Author
Kiefer, William R.
Place of Publication
Easton
Publisher
Chemical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1909.
Physical Description
352 p. illus., plates, ports., fold. map. 24 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Infantry. - 153d Regt., 1862-1863.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories - Pennsylvania Infantry - 153d.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Mack, Newton Heston,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8033 K47
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General John Fulton Reynolds : his biography, words and relations

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19538
Author
Berger-Knorr, Lawrence,
Edition
2nd Sunbury Press ed.
Date of Publication
2013.
Call Number
923.5 R462k
Responsibility
Lawrence Knorr, Michael A. Riley, Diane E. Watson.
ISBN
9781620061817 (pbk.)
1620061813 (pbk.)
Author
Berger-Knorr, Lawrence,
Edition
2nd Sunbury Press ed.
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, PA
Publisher
Sunbury Press,
Date of Publication
2013.
Physical Description
312 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Notes
Rev ed. of: General John Fulton Reynolds / compiled by Lawrence Knorr. Camp Hill, PA : Sunbury Press, c2010.
Includes: Kinship of John Fulton Reynolds (p. 250-291).
Genealogy.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
pt. 1. For God's sake forward! / by Michael A. Riley -- pt. 2. Reynolds, the last six miles / by Diane E. Watson -- pt. 3. Reynolds, his own words before Gettysburg / by Diane E. Watson -- pt. 4. The relations of John Fulton Reynolds / by Lawrence Knorr.
Subjects
Reynolds, John Fulton, - 1820-1863.
Reynolds, John Fulton, - 1820-1863
Reynolds, John Fulton, - 1820-1863 - Family.
Reynolds family.
United States. - Army - Biography.
United States. - Army.
Generals - United States - Biography.
Families.
Generals.
Military campaigns.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Campaigns.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.
United States.
Personal narratives.
Records and correspondence.
Additional Author
Riley, Michael A.
Watson, Diane E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 R462k
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James Buchanan and the coming of the Civil War

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17417
Date of Publication
c2013.
Call Number
973.68 B918
Responsibility
edited by John W. Quist and Michael J. Birkner.
ISBN
9780813044262 (alk. paper)
081304426X (alk. paper)
Place of Publication
Gainesville
Publisher
University Press of Florida,
Date of Publication
c2013.
Physical Description
x, 289 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes
Papers from a conference held at LancasterHistory.org in 2008. Presentation copy from the editors.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: Bum rap or bad leadership? -- James Buchanan, Dred Scott, and the whisper of conspiracy / Paul Finkelman -- Prelude to armageddon: James Buchanan, Brigham Young, and a president's initiation to bloodshed / William P. MacKinnon -- General Jackson is dead: James Buchanan, Stephen A. Douglas, and Kansas policy / Nicole Etcheson -- In defense of doughface diplomacy: a reevaluation of the foreign policy of James Buchanan / John M. Belohlavek -- President James Buchanan: executive leadership and the crisis of the democracy / Michael A. Morrison -- The South has been wronged: James Buchanan and the secession crisis / Jean H. Baker -- "In the midst of a great revolution": the northern response to the secession crisis / William G. Shade -- Joseph Holt, James Buchanan, and the secession crisis / Daniel W. Crofts -- A conversation with William W. Freehling and Michael F. Holt, September 19, 2008 / Moderated by John W. Quist -- Epilogue: James Buchanan's Civil War / Michael J. Birkner.
Summary
An edited volume examining the presidency of James Buchanan and his role engaging the complexities of the debate surrounding the president immediately before Lincoln.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.
Additional Author
Quist, John W.
Birkner, Michael J.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.68 B918
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A community in crisis : Marietta and the Gettysburg Campaign of 1863

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18459
Author
Landis, James C.
Date of Publication
2013.
  1 website  
Responsibility
James C. Landis.
Author
Landis, James C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory,
Date of Publication
2013.
Physical Description
pp. 146-165.
Subjects
Spangler, Barr , - 1822-1922.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Marietta, Pa.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 114, number 4 (2013), p. 146-165Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.114
Websites
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Lebanon County's emergency volunteers at Gettysburg

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14265
Author
Richards, H.M.M.
Date of Publication
1905.
Call Number
974.819 L441 v.3 no. 6
Responsibility
by H.M.M. Richards.
Author
Richards, H.M.M.
Place of Publication
Lebanon, Pa
Publisher
Lebanon County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
1905.
Physical Description
p.170-199 : 19 cm.
Notes
In: Lebanon County Historical Society Publications, v.3, no. 6 (1905-1906) .
Subjects
Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Campaigns.
Lebanon County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 L441 v.3 no. 6
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Operation Cinder: A Civil War Spy Novel set in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21712
Author
Gontz, Todd.
Date of Publication
2017.
Call Number
813.6 G642
Responsibility
by Todd Gontz.
Author
Gontz, Todd.
Place of Publication
Landisville, Pa
Publisher
Yurchak Printint, Inc.
Date of Publication
2017.
Physical Description
204 p.: maps; 23 cm.
Summary
"The book follows the story of secret agent Tyler Samson, as helps a runaway slave girl elude enemy agents who are hot on their trail. This historical fiction sheds light on the espionage that occurred behind the scenes of the bloody battles of the Civil War. Set in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, home of the author." [Amazon.com]
Subjects
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Fictional Works.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania - History - Civil War,1861-1865 - Fictional works.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.6 G642
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Pennsylvania at Chickamauga and Chattanooga

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1967
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Chickamauga-Chattanooga battlefields commission.
Date of Publication
1900]
Call Number
973.735 P415
  1 website  
Responsibility
Ceremonies at the dedication of the monuments erected by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to mark the positions of the Pennsylvania commands engaged in the battles ... 1897.
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Chickamauga-Chattanooga battlefields commission.
Place of Publication
[Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
W. S. Ray, state printer,
Date of Publication
1900]
Physical Description
499 p. : front., plates, ports. ; 25cm.
Notes
George W. Skinner, secretary of the Executive committee of the Commission, editor and compiler.
Subjects
Chickamauga (Ga.), Battle of, 1863.
Chattanooga (Tenn.), Battle of, 1863.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories - Pennsylvania.
Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park (Ga. and Tenn.)
Additional Author
Skinner, George Washington,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.735 P415
Websites
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Collection
History Collection: Events
Object ID
1992.008.1
Collection
History Collection: Events
Description
Large, heavy cast iron key marked "LIBBY" in raised letters along the length of shaft.
Libby prison was originally a warehouse located in Richmond, VA that became a prison in 1862, housing Union soldiers.
Year Range From
1860
Year Range To
1900
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 29
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Subject
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Search Terms
Civil War
Keys
Object Name
Key
Material
Iron
Length (in)
7.5
Width (in)
3
Condition
Good
Object ID
1992.008.1
Place of Origin
Richmond, Virginia
Accession Number
1992.008
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Collection
Military Collection: Civil War
Object ID
1995.007.1
Date Range
1865-1920
Collection
Military Collection: Civil War
Description
Leather multi-compartment Wallet. Some remnants of a red printed logo on interior flap. Contained the Civil War discharge papers of William Sweigart, Private, 195th Regiment.
Date Range
1865-1920
Year Range From
1865
Year Range To
1920
Last Owner
Sweigart, William
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 16
People
Sweigart, William
Subcategory
Personal Gear
Subject
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Search Terms
Civil War
Object Name
Wallet
Material
Leather, Cloth
Height (in)
4.5
Width (in)
9.75
Depth (in)
0.5
Condition
Fair
Object ID
1995.007.1
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
1995.007.1
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History of the "Bucktails," = Kane rifle regiment of the Pennsylvania reserve corp (13th Pennsylvania reserves, 42nd of the line)

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4286
Author
Thomson, O. R. Howard
Date of Publication
1906.
Call Number
974.8033 R241
Responsibility
by O. R. Howard Thomson and William H. Rauch, with a dedicatory note by the Hon. Edward A. Irvin.
Author
Thomson, O. R. Howard
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Electric Printing Co.,
Date of Publication
1906.
Physical Description
x, 466 p. : front., plates, ports., facsim. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Pub. by William H. Rauch, historian, for the regimental association.
Subjects
Pennsylvania infantry. 42d regt., 1861-1864.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories - Pennsylvania Infantry - 42nd.
Additional Author
Rauch, William H.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8033 R241
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