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Fire on the river : the defense of the world's longest covered bridge and how it changed the Battle of Gettysburg

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Author
Sheldon, George
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
973.7349 S544
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by George Sheldon.
Author
Sheldon, George
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Quaker Hills Press ,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
186 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographic references.
Summary
It is late June 1863 in southern Pennsylvania. The Confederates are invading the North, and one of their toughest and most cantankerous generals has decided to capture the grand covered bridge that spans the Susquehanna from Wrightsville to Columbia. From there, General Jubal Early plans to capture Lancaster, and then seize the state's capital, Harrisburg. General Early had orders to destroy it, but intended to capture it on his way to siege the North. Fire on the River tells the story that is often described as a mere skirmish in most history books. What happened in the tiny village of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, on June 28, 1863, changes the course of the Civil War. Here is the story that for so long has been overlooked in the history books. It is an amazing story of courage, and perhaps not surprisingly, how the U.S. Congress never compensated the bridge's owner for the loss, yet the burning of the covered bridge probably saved the Union. [from Amazon.com]
Subjects
Gettysburg (Pa.) Battle of, 1863-
Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - York County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
York County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7349 S544
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The colors of courage : Gettysburg's forgotten history : immigrants, women, and African-Americans in the Civil War's defining battle

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Author
Creighton, Margaret S.,
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
c2005.
Call Number
973.7349 C914
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Responsibility
Margaret Creighton.
ISBN
0465014569
9780465014569
9780465014576
0465014577
Author
Creighton, Margaret S.,
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Basic Books,
Date of Publication
c2005.
Physical Description
xix, 321 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-308) and index.
Contents
The Gettysburg campaign : a brief chronology -- Prologue : the lay of the land; a sign of the times -- An afternoon in the badlands -- The season of disbelief -- Desolation's edge -- Flying thick like blackbirds -- Bold acts -- The wide eye of the storm -- The aftermath -- The seesaw of honor, or, How the pigpen was mightier than the sword -- Women and remembrance -- Making a living on hallowed land.
Summary
"In the summer of 1863, as Union and Confederate armies marched on southern Pennsylvania, the town of Gettysburg found itself thrust onto the center stage of war. The three days of fighting that ensued decisively turned the tide of the Civil War. In The Colors of Courage, Margaret Creighton narrates the tale of this crucial battle from the viewpoint of three unsung groups - women, immigrants, and African Americans - and reveals how wide the battle's dimensions were."
"Creighton draws on memoirs, letters, diaries, and newspapers to bring to life the individuals at the heart of her narrative. In telling the stories of these participants, Margaret Creighton has written a work of original history - a narrative that is sure to redefine the Civil War's most remarkable event."--Jacket.
Subjects
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
Immigrants - Pennsylvania - Gettysburg
Women, White - Pennsylvania - Gettysburg
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Gettysburg
African Americans.
Immigrants.
Military participation
Women.
Women, White.
Einwanderer.
Frau.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - African Americans.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Women.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Participation, Immigrant.
Pennsylvania - Gettysburg.
United States.
Gettysburg (Pa.) - Schlacht.
Schwarze.
History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7349 C914
Websites
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Flames beyond Gettysburg : the Gordon expedition June 1863 : a history and tour guide

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Author
Mingus, Scott L.
Date of Publication
2009.
Call Number
973.7349 M664
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by Scott L. Mingus, Sr.
ISBN
0967377080
9780967377087
Author
Mingus, Scott L.
Place of Publication
Columbus, OH
Publisher
Ironclad Pub.,
Date of Publication
2009.
Physical Description
624 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 22 cm.
Series
The discovering Civil War America series ;
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [583]-595) and index.
Summary
An in-depth look at a Confederate general and the first blood spilled at Gettysburg, with maps, photos, and a guide to historic sites.This book examines the key role played by Lt. Gen. Richard Ewell's Second Corps during the final days in June. It is the first in-depth study of these crucial summer days that not only shaped the course of the Gettysburg Campaign but altered the course of our nation's history.In two powerful columns, Ewell's Corps swept toward the strategically important Susquehanna River and the Pennsylvania capital looming beyond. Fear coursed through the local populace while Washington and Harrisburg scrambled to meet the threat. One of Ewell's columns included a veteran division under Jubal Early, whose objectives included the capture and ransom of towns and the destruction of railroad bridges and the Hanover Junction rail yard.Early's most vital mission was the seizure of the Columbia Bridge, which spanned the Susquehanna River between Wrightsville and Columbia.To capture the longest covered bridge in the world would allow the division to cross into prosperous Lancaster County and move against the capital in Harrisburg.Flames Beyond Gettysburg vividly narrates both sides of Ewell's drama-filled expedition, including key Southern decisions, the response of the Pennsylvania militiamen and civilians who opposed the Confederates, and the burning of the Columbia Bridge. It also features detailed driving tours of the various sites discussed in the book.Based upon extensive primary source material and featuring original maps by cartographer Steven Stanley, this fast-paced and gracefully written history is a welcome and important addition to the Gettysburg literature.
Subjects
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Campaigns.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7349 M664
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Damn Dutch : Pennsylvania Germans at Gettysburg

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Author
Valuska, David L.,
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
2004.
Call Number
973.7349 V215
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Responsibility
David L. Valuska and Christian B. Keller ; foreword by Don Yoder.
ISBN
0811700747 (pbk.)
Author
Valuska, David L.,
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, PA
Publisher
Stackpole Books,
Date of Publication
2004.
Physical Description
xix, 236 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-231) and index.
Contents
Two German immigrations and ethnic identity on the eve of the Civil War / Christian B. Keller -- German-Americans and the war up to Gettysburg / Martin Oefele -- The Pennsylvania Dutch as first defenders / David L. Valuska -- The Pennsylvania Dutch and "the hard hand of war" / Christian B. Keller -- The campaign and battle of Gettysburg / Scott Hartwig -- "Fight with what is left" / David L. Valuska -- Pennsylvania's German-Americans, a popular myth, and the importance of perception / Christian B. Keller -- The Pennsylvania Dutch fight for "old Dutch Pennsylvania" / David L. Valuska -- After Gettysburg / Christian B. Keller and David L. Valuska.
Subjects
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
Pennsylvania Dutch
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - German Americans.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - German Americans.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories.
Additional Author
Keller, Christian B.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7349 V215
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Defend or destroy? The Columbia-Wrightesville Bridge in the Gettysburg campaign

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Author
Schaefer, Thomas L.
Date of Publication
2003.
Call Number
974.815 COLU D313 DVD
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Responsibility
written and directed by Thomas L. Schaefer.
Author
Schaefer, Thomas L.
Place of Publication
[S. l.]
Publisher
A Total Magic Video Production ,
Date of Publication
2003.
Physical Description
1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
"Produced for Rivertownes PA USA in commemoration of the 140th anniversary of the burning of the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge on 28 June 1863, this program narrates the dramatic story of the bridge's destruction and details the valiant attempt of an outnumbered detachment of raw Union militia to halt the advance of Confederate Brigadier General John Gordon's determined veteran infantry."
Also "introduces the poignant, very risky participation of a company of free blacks from Columbia."
Subjects
Gettysburg (Pa.) Battle of, 1863-
African Americans - Pennsylvania
Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - York County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
York County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Media
Call Number
974.815 COLU D313 DVD
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Year 2000 roster : veterans of the Battle of the Bulge. Southeastern Pennsylvania

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Author
Banta, Robert
Date of Publication
[2000]
Call Number
940.5421 B219
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Responsibility
by Robert Banta and Charles Goss, preparers.
Author
Banta, Robert
Place of Publication
[s.l.]
Publisher
The Veterans ,
Date of Publication
[2000]
Physical Description
18 l. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945 .
Battle of the Bulge.
Additional Author
Goss, Charles, preparer.
Additional Corporate Author
Southcentral Pennsylvania Veterans of the Ardennes Campaign.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
940.5421 B219
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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 MILITARY RECORD OF GENERAL JOHN F. REYNOLDS Any record that General John F. Reynolds made would have to be military. He put on his cadet grey in 1837 and stayed in the army until he fell at Gettysburg twenty-six years later. Grant got to be president of the United States. McClellan tried, then
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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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They met at Gettysburg

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Author
Stackpole, Edward J.
Date of Publication
c1956.
Call Number
973.7349 S12
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by Edward J. Stackpole.
Author
Stackpole, Edward J.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Eagle Books,
Date of Publication
c1956.
Physical Description
xxiv, 342 p. : ill., ports., maps. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 329-330.
Subjects
Gettysburg Campaign, 1863.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7349 S12
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High tide at Gettysburg : the campaign in Pennsylvania

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Author
Tucker, Glenn.
Date of Publication
c1958.
Call Number
973.7349 T892
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Responsibility
by Glenn Tucker .
ISBN
0914427822
Author
Tucker, Glenn.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Konecky & Konecky,
Date of Publication
c1958.
Physical Description
vii, 462 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-445) and index.
Subjects
Gettysburg Campaign, 1863.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7349 T892
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An essay on the causes of the variety of complexion and figure in the human species. To which are added, animadversions on certain remarks made on the first edition of this essay, by Mr. Charles White, in a series of discourses delivered before the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester in England. Also, Strictures on Lord Kaims' [sic] discourse on the original diversity of mankind. And an appendix

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9204
Author
Smith, Samuel Stanhope,
Edition
The 2d ed., enl. and improved.
Date of Publication
1810.
Call Number
816 S659
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Author
Smith, Samuel Stanhope,
Edition
The 2d ed., enl. and improved.
Place of Publication
New-Brunswick [N. J.]
Publisher
Published by J. Simpson and Co.; [etc., etc.] L. Deare, printer,
Date of Publication
1810.
Physical Description
411 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
"Strictures on Lord Kaims' [i. e. Kames'] discourse on the original diversity of mankind": p. [307]-349.
"Appendix. Of the natural bravery and fortitude of the American Indians": p. [351]-411.
First published in Philadelphia in 1787.
"Remarks on certain strictures made on the first edition of this essay, by Mr. Charles White" (p. [247]-306) was published in London in 1799 under title: An account of the regular gradation in man, and in different animals and vegetables.
Subjects
Kames, Henry Home, - Lord.
White, Charles, - 1728-1813.
Kames, Henry Home, - Lord, - 1696-1782.
Anthropology
Monogenism and polygenism.
Human skin color.
Indians.
Additional Corporate Author
American Philosophical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
816 S659
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