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My experiences mid shot and shell and in rebel den, a graphic recital of personal experiences throughout the entire civil war

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Author
Urban, John W.
Date of Publication
1882.
Call Number
817 U72m
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Alternate Title
Battle field and prison pen, or Through the war, and thrice a prisoner in rebel dungeons
Responsibility
By John W. Urban ...
Author
Urban, John W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
For the author,
Date of Publication
1882.
Physical Description
xi, [1], 13-633 p. incl. plates, front., plates, ports.
Notes
Other editions published under titles, "Battle field and prison pen," "Through the war and thrice a prisoner in rebel dungeons."
Contents
Contents : The Overt Act of Treason and It's effect North and South --- Advance of the Grand Army From Washington and It's Defeat at Bull Run --- Departure of McClellan's Army For the Peninsula --- Advance of McDowell From Washington --- The Seven Days Fight On the Peninsula -- My First Capture --- Army of The Potomac and McClellan's Defence of The Capital --- Extravagant Errors, Halleck and Stanton In Control --- General Lee's Invasion of Pennsylvania and The Battle of Gettysburg --- Northern Campaign, Confederate Authorities Desperate --- Battle of The Wilderness , Our Capture and Recapture --- Advance of Grant's Forces -- Andersonville --- Hanging of The Thieves --- Enlargement of Our Prison --- Andersonville In August --- Millen Prison --- Florence Prison --- St. John's Gollege Hospital
Summary
The author tells of his experiences in the Civil War, including time spent in Confederate prisons.
Subjects
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Prisoners and prisons.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
817 U72m
Websites
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Battle field and prison pen, or Through the war, and thrice a prisoner in rebel dungeons. A graphic recital of personal experiences throughout the whole period of the late war for the Union

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9893
Author
Urban, John W.
Date of Publication
[1882]
Call Number
817 U72b
Responsibility
By John W. Urban ...
Author
Urban, John W.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Hubbard Brothers,
Date of Publication
[1882]
Physical Description
xii, 13-422 p. front., plates. ports. 19 1/2 cm.
Subjects
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Prisoners and prisons.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
817 U72b
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The life of Billy Yank : the common soldier of the Union

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14015
Author
Wiley, Bell Irvin,
Date of Publication
1997, c1952.
Call Number
973.715 W673
Responsibility
Bell Irvin Wiley.
ISBN
0807104760 (pbk.)
Author
Wiley, Bell Irvin,
Place of Publication
Baton Rouge
Publisher
Louisiana State University Press,
Date of Publication
1997, c1952.
Physical Description
454 p., [20] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Series
Civil War classic
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 438-446) and index.
Subjects
United States. - Army - Military life.
Soldiers - United States.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.715 W673
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Toward Gettysburg; a biography of General John F. Reynolds

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Author
Nichols, Edward J.
Date of Publication
1958.
Call Number
923.5 R462n
Author
Nichols, Edward J.
Place of Publication
[University Park]
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press,
Date of Publication
1958.
Physical Description
x, 276 p. illus., maps, ports. 25 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 259-264.
Subjects
Reynolds, John Fulton, - 1820-1863
Generals - United States
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Campaigns.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 R462n
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A Lancaster schoolboy views the Civil War : (diary of Immanuel C. Pehrson, 1862-1863. Collection of the Fackenthal Library, Franklin and Marshall College)

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Author
Pehrson, Immanuel C.
Date of Publication
1950
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Responsibility
reviewed by Elizabeth C. Kieffer.
Author
Pehrson, Immanuel C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1950
Physical Description
[17]-37 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 54, no. 2
Subjects
Pehrson, Immanuel - Diaries.
Diaries.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Additional Author
Kieffer, Elizabeth Clarke.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 54, number 2 (1950), p. 17-37Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.54
Documents

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Author
Castor, Henry,
Edition
[1st ed.].
Date of Publication
1948.
Call Number
813.54 C354
Author
Castor, Henry,
Edition
[1st ed.].
Place of Publication
Garden City, N.Y
Publisher
Doubleday,
Date of Publication
1948.
Physical Description
308 p. 22 cm.
Notes
Signed by author.
Summary
A novel of a Lancaster, Pennsylvania family during the Civil War . The author is a native of Lancaster.
Subjects
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Fiction.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.54 C354
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Life and achievements of James Addams Beaver . Early life, military services and public career

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Author
Burr, Frank A.,
Date of Publication
1882.
Call Number
923.5 B386b
Responsibility
By Frank A. Burr.
Author
Burr, Frank A.,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Ferguson brothers & company, printers,
Date of Publication
1882.
Physical Description
224 p. incl. 2 facsim. pl., 2 port. (incl.front.) 3 maps. 19 cm.
Notes
Military services of J.A. Beaver, commander of the 148th Pennsylvania infantry: p. 22-179.
Subjects
Beaver, James Addams, - 1837-1914.
Pennsylvania infantry - 148th regiment, 1862-1865.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 B386b
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Concise history of the camp and field life of the 122d Regiment, Penn's Volunteers. Compiled from notes, sketches, facts and incidents

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Author
Sprenger, George F.
Date of Publication
1885.
Call Number
973.748 S768
  1 website  
Responsibility
as recorded in the diary of George F. Sprenger.
Author
Sprenger, George F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The New era steam book print,
Date of Publication
1885.
Physical Description
vii, [1], 9-372 p. incl. illus., maps. front., pl., port. 20 cm.
Subjects
United States. - Army. - Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 122nd (1862-1863)
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
973.748 S768
Websites
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Civil War in the making, 1815-1860

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Author
Craven, Avery,
Date of Publication
[1959]
Call Number
973.7 C898
ISBN
0807101311
9780807101315
Author
Craven, Avery,
Place of Publication
Baton Rouge
Publisher
Louisiana State University Press
Date of Publication
[1959]
Physical Description
115 p. 21 cm.
Series
The Walter Lynwood Fleming lectures in southern history
Contents
The Republican Party and slavery -- The conservative Southerner -- The democratic process on trial -- The first cold war.
Subjects
United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Causes.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7 C898
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Author
Eshleman, H. Frank
Date of Publication
1949?]
Call Number
973.76 E75
Responsibility
prepared by H. Frank Eshleman, attorney-at-law of the Lancaster Co., Pa., Bar and pronounced by him in memory of the departed Union Army soldiers, of the Civil War in the Quarryville cemetery, near Quarryville borough, on Memorial Day, 1949, in the presence and hearing of a large, patriotic assemblage of citizens of the wide surrounding neighborhood.
Author
Eshleman, H. Frank
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1949?]
Physical Description
[2] p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Memorial Day addresses.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.76 E75
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