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The Twenty-eighth division, Pennsylvania's guard in the world war; forewards by the commanding generals. The history of the Keystone or Iron division in the world war. Also the history and traditions of the Pennsylvania national guard and its predecessor the Pennsylvania militia

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Author: Martin, Edward,

Date of Publication: [c1923-24]

Call Number: 940.412 M379 Oversize

Responsibility: Compiled from official and private records, by Colonel Edward Martin, assisted by officers and men of the various units; E.S. Wallace ... editor ...

Author: Martin, Edward,

Place of Publication: Pittsburgh, Pa

Publisher: 28th division Pub. Co.

Date of Publication: [c1923-24]

Physical Description: 5 v. fronts., illus. (incl. ports., maps) 2 col. pl. 35 cm.

Subjects: United States. - Army. - Infantry Division, 28th.; World War, 1914-1918 - United States.

Additional Author: Wallace, Edwin Sherman,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 940.412 M379 Oversize

The Reading militia in the great war / by J. Bennett Nolan ... published under the auspices of the Historical society of Berks county

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Author: Nolan, J. Bennett

Date of Publication: [1921]

Call Number: 974.816 R287n

Author: Nolan, J. Bennett

Place of Publication: Reading, Pa

Publisher: Printed by F. A. Woerner

Date of Publication: [1921]

Physical Description: 206 p. ; 19 cm.

Contents: The career of Company I, later known at Company D, 150th machine gun battalion, Forty-second division, American expeditionary force.--The career of Company A, later known as Company B, 106th machine gun battalion, Twenty-eighth division, American expeditionary force.

Subjects: United States. - Army. - Machine Gun Battalion, 10th.; United States. - Army. - Machine Gun Battalion, 135th.; World War, 1914-1918 - Pennsylvania - Reading.; World War, 1914-1918 - United States

Additional Corporate Author: Historical Society of Berks County.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.816 R287n

The great war : a guide to the service records of all the world's fighting men and volunteers

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Author: Schaefer, Christina K.

Date of Publication: c1998.

Call Number: 940.3 S294

Responsibility: Christina K. Schaefer.

ISBN: 0806315547 :

Author: Schaefer, Christina K.

Place of Publication: Baltimore, Md

Publisher: Genealogical Pub. Co.,

Date of Publication: c1998.

Physical Description: xiv, 189 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 185) and index.

Subjects: World War, 1914-1918

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 940.3 S294

Journal of E. Elizabeth Weaver, Army Nurse Corps, World War I, 1917-1919

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Author: Weaver, E. Elizabeth

Date of Publication: [1996?]

Call Number: 940.476 W363 Oversize

Alternate Title: Army Nurse Corps WW I

Author: Weaver, E. Elizabeth

Place of Publication: [United States?]

Publisher: [publisher not identified],

Date of Publication: [1996?]

Physical Description: [3], 300 pages ; 33 cm

Notes: Cover title.; Facsimile reproduction of a handwritten daily journal.

Subjects: Weaver, E. Elizabeth - 1878-1966; United States. - Army Nurse Corps.; World War, 1914-1918 - United States.; World War, 1914-1918 - Personal narratives, American.; Nurses - United States - Biography.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 940.476 W363 Oversize

History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5 : prepared in compliance with acts of the legislature

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Author: Bates, Samuel P.

Date of Publication: 1993-

Call Number: 974.8033 B329

Responsibility: by Samuel P. Bates.

ISBN: 1568372264 (set); 1568372272 (v.1); 1568372280 (v.2); 1568372299 (v.3)

Author: Bates, Samuel P.

Place of Publication: Wilmington, N.C

Publisher: Broadfoot Pub. Co.,

Date of Publication: 1993-

Physical Description: v 1-10; v.1-4 (index) : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Notes: Reprint. Originally published: Harrisburg : B. Singerly, State Printer, 1869-1871.

Subjects: Pennsylvania. - Militia - History.; Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories.; Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Registers.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Registers.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Campaigns.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.8033 B329

Emancipating slaves, enslaving free men : a history of the American Civil War

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Author: Hummel, Jeffrey Rogers.

Date of Publication: c1996.

Call Number: 973.7 H925

Responsibility: Jeffrey Rogers Hummel.

ISBN: 0812693116 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780812693119 (cloth : alk. paper); 0812693124 (paper : alk. paper); 9780812693126 (paper : alk. paper)

Author: Hummel, Jeffrey Rogers.

Place of Publication: Chicago

Publisher: Open Court,

Date of Publication: c1996.

Physical Description: xiii, 421 p. ; 24 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Prologue: America's Crisis -- 1. Slavery and States' Rights in the Early Republic -- 2. The Political Economy of Slavery and Secession -- 3. The Slave Power Seeks Foreign Conquest -- 4. Emergence of the Republican Party -- 5. The Confederate States of America -- 6. Mobilizing for Conflict -- 7. The Military Struggle -- 8. The War to Abolish Slavery? -- 9. Republican Neo-Mercantilism Versus Confederate War Socialism -- 10. Dissent and Disaffection - North and South -- 11. The Ravages of Total War -- 12. The Politics of Reconstruction -- 13. American Society Transformed -- Epilogue: America's Turning Point.

Summary: This book combines a sweeping narrative history of the Civil War with a bold new look at the war's significance for American society. Professor Hummel sees the Civil War as America's turning point: simultaneously the culmination and repudiation of the American revolution. A unique feature of the book is the bibliographical essays which follow every chapter. Here the author surveys the literature and points out where his own interpretation fits into the continuing clash of viewpoints which informs historical debate on the Civil War.

Subjects: States' rights (American politics); Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); Slavernij.; Amerikaanse burgeroorlog.; Reconstruction (1865-1877); United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.; United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Causes.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Influence.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.7 H925

The lion in the park : the life and works of Blanche Nevin : biography and poetry of Blanche Nevin the sculptress and world traveler, 1841-1925, Churchtown, Pennsylvania

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Author: Brubaker, Phyllis Jean Smith.

Date of Publication: 1997.

Call Number: 929 N526b

Responsibility: by Phyllis Jean Smith Brubaker.

ISBN: 1887750444 (pbk.)

Author: Brubaker, Phyllis Jean Smith.

Place of Publication: Bethel, CT

Publisher: Rutledge Books,

Date of Publication: 1997.

Physical Description: xvii, 253 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-253).

Summary: A resident of Lancaster, PA, for part of her life, Ms Nevin (1805-1890) was an accomplished sculpter and also a poet. This biography is named for a statue of a lion which she donated to Lancaster that was placed in the city's "Reservoir Park." The book contains photos of some of her sculptures and many of her poems.

Subjects: Nevin, Blanche, - 1841-1925.; Sculptors - United States; Decorative arts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; American poetry.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929 N526b

A Pennsylvanian in blue : the Civil War diary of Thomas Beck Walton

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Author: Walton, Thomas Beck,

Date of Publication: 1995

Responsibility: edited by Robert A. Taylor

ISBN: 0942597826 (softcover : alk. paper)

Author: Walton, Thomas Beck,

Place of Publication: Shippensburg, PA

Publisher: Burd Street Press,

Date of Publication: 1995

Physical Description: xiv, 65 p. : ill ; 23 cm

Series: Civil War heritage series ;

Notes: Includes bibliographical references

Subjects: Walton, Thomas Beck, - 1840-1913 - Diaries; United States. - Army. - Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 195th (1864-1865); Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives; Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography

Additional Author: Taylor, Robert A.,

Diary of J. H. Druckemiller 79th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment October 6,1861 to December 31, 1862

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Author: Druckemiller, J H.

Date of Publication: 1993.

Call Number: 973.781 D794

Responsibility: transcribed by William G. Davis and Janet B. Davis.

Author: Druckemiller, J H.

Place of Publication: Typescript

Date of Publication: 1993.

Physical Description: 65 leaves ; 28 cm.

Summary: Mr Druckemiller was a Captain in Company B of the 79th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The diary details his military duties and movements. His references to the weather and daily activities remind the reader of the hardships endured by armies at that time. His writing is clear and succinct.

Subjects: Druckemiller, J. H. - Diaries.; Pennsylvania Infantry. - 79th Regiment, 1861-1862.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories - Pennsylvania Infantry - 79th.; Diaries.

Additional Author: Davis, William G.; Davis, Janet B.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.781 D794

The life and letters of Walter H. Page

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Author: Hendrick, Burton Jesse,

Date of Publication: 1922-25.

Call Number: 923.27 P133h

Responsibility: by Burton J. Hendrick ...

Author: Hendrick, Burton Jesse,

Place of Publication: Garden City, N.Y

Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company,

Date of Publication: 1922-25.

Physical Description: 3 v. fronts., plates, ports., facsims. 25 cm. (v. 3: 28 cm.)

Notes: Plates and portraits printed on both sides.; "First edition after the printing of 377 de luxe copies."; Vol. III: Containing the letters to Woodrow Wilson.; LCHS missing v. 2.

Subjects: Page, Walter Hines, - 1855-1918.; United States - Foreign relations - Great Britain.; Great Britain - Foreign relations - United States.

Additional Author: Wilson, Woodrow,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.27 P133h

Emigrants in chains : a social history of forced emigration to the Americas of felons, destitute children, political and religious non-conformists, vagabonds, beggars and other undesirables, 1607-1776

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9980

Author: Coldham, Peter Wilson.

Date of Publication: c1992.

Call Number: 364.68 L688

Responsibility: Peter Wilson Coldham.

ISBN: 0806313293 :

Author: Coldham, Peter Wilson.

Place of Publication: Baltimore, Md

Publisher: Genealogical Pub. Co.,

Date of Publication: c1992.

Physical Description: 188 p. ; 24 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-188).

Subjects: Prisoners, Transportation of - England; Prisoners, Transportation of - United States

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 364.68 L688

Pennsylvania in the World War. An illustrated history of the Twenty-eighth Division

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Corporate Author: States Publications Society.

Date of Publication: 1921.

Call Number: 940.5421 P415

Responsibility: Prepared with the cooperation and under the direction of the commanding officers of the units comprising the division.

Corporate Author: States Publications Society.

Place of Publication: Pittsburgh

Publisher: States Publications Society,

Date of Publication: 1921.

Physical Description: 2 v. : front., illus. (incl. ports., maps, facsims.) ; 26cm.

Subjects: United States. - Infantry Division, 28th. - History.; Pennsylvania. - Militia.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 940.5421 P415

History of the Gettysburg theological seminary of the General synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States and of the United Lutheran Church in America, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 1826-1926

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Author: Wentz, Abdel Ross,

Date of Publication: [1927?]

Call Number: 284.1 W481

Responsibility: by Abdel Ross Wentz...Published by the authority of the directors.

Author: Wentz, Abdel Ross,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, Pa

Publisher: Printed for the seminary by the United Lutheran publication house,

Date of Publication: [1927?]

Physical Description: 624 p. incl. front., illus., ports., diagr. 24 cm.

Notes: "The alumni record": p. 357-611.

Subjects: Theological Seminary of the General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 284.1 W481

A directory of the eleventh census of the population of Schuylkill County : giving the names and ages of males and females, published by cities, boroughs, wards, townships, precincts or towns, in connection with a business directory of the same for advertising purposes ... together with a brief historical resume of each district, statistics, etc

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Date of Publication: Â©1999.

Call Number: 974.817 D598

Alternate Title: Eleventh census of the population of Schuylkill County

Place of Publication: Mt. Vernon, Ind

Publisher: Windmill Publications,

Date of Publication: Â©1999.

Physical Description: 1060 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes: Facsimile reproduction of the ed. from: Lebanon, Pa. : E.E. Schartel, 1891.; "The reproduction of this publication has been made possible through the sponsorship of the Schuylkill County Historical Society"--Title page verso.

Subjects: Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Schuylkill County.; Registers of births, etc.; Schuylkill County (Pa.) - Genealogy.; Schuylkill County (Pa.) - Census, 1890.; United States - Census, 11th, 1890.; Pennsylvania - Schuylkill County.; United States.; Census data.; Genealogy.

Additional Corporate Author: Schuylkill County Historical Society (Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.817 D598

History of my own times or, the life and adventures of William Otto, Sen

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Author: Otter, William,

Date of Publication: 1995.

Call Number: 927 O89; 929 O89

Responsibility: edited by Richard B. Stott

ISBN: 0801426677

Author: Otter, William,

Place of Publication: Ithaca, NY

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Date of Publication: 1995.

Physical Description: xiv, 230 p. ill. 23 cm.

Summary: "This edition of Otter's autobiography is a welcome addition to the scant volume of literature dealing with the rural laboring men of the early national period. Otter's autobiography also offers an interesting commentary on the nature of nineteenth century American character, highlighting its admirable as well as its contemptible qualities. For these reasons, and many others, this work deserves recognition and further discussion by scholars and students of American history alike." [from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biographies] "William Otter's History of My Own Time is a riveting, disturbing window into the world of rural artisans in the early republic. Paul Stott's thorough, thoughtful, and sometimes brilliant editing and commentary greatly enhance the text. Local historians, students, and academics will love it and hate it all at once, while the old families of Frederick County will either cringe to find their ancestors in league with Otter or sigh with relief at their absence from the History." [from the Maryland Historical Magazine] "Otter's life story opens doors into our understanding of northern Jacksonian, including their acceptance of Indian removal, and their lack of concern over slavery. This is a disturbing but significant publication." [from the Journal of the Early Republic]

Subjects: Otter, William, - 1787-1856.; Artisans - United States; United States - Social life and customs - 1783-1865.

Additional Author: Stott, Richard Briggs.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 927 O89; 929 O89

Nativism and slavery : the northern Know Nothings and the politics of the 1850's

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Author: Anbinder, Tyler.

Date of Publication: 1992.

Call Number: 320.973 S532

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Responsibility: Tyler Anbinder.

ISBN: 0195072332; 9780195072334

Author: Anbinder, Tyler.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Oxford University Press,

Date of Publication: 1992.

Physical Description: xv, 330 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-310) and index.

Summary: Although the United States has always portrayed itself as a sanctuary for the world's victim's of poverty and oppression, anti-immigrant movements have enjoyed remarkable success throughout American history. None attained greater prominence than the Order of the Star Spangled Banner, a fraternal order referred to most commonly as the Know Nothing party. Vowing to reduce the political influence of immigrants and Catholics, the Know Nothings burst onto the American political scene in 1854, and by the end of the following year they had elected eight governors, more than one hundred congressmen, and thousands of other local officials including the mayors of Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Chicago. After their initial successes, the Know Nothings attempted to increase their appeal by converting their network of lodges into a conventional political organization, which they christened the "American Party." Recently, historians have pointed to the Know Nothings' success as evidence that ethnic and religious issues mattered more to nineteenth-century voters than better-known national issues such as slavery. In this important book, however, Anbinder argues that the Know Nothings' phenomenal success was inextricably linked to the firm stance their northern members took against the extension of slavery. Most Know Nothings, he asserts, saw slavery and Catholicism as interconnected evils that should be fought in tandem. Although the Know Nothings certainly were bigots, their party provided an early outlet for the anti-slavery sentiment that eventually led to the Civil War. Anbinder's study presents the first comprehensive history of America's most successful anti-immigrant movement, as well as a major reinterpretation of the political crisis that led to the Civil War.

Subjects: American Party.; American Party; Nativism.; Antislavery movements - United States.; Know-Nothings.; United States - Politics and government - 1853-1857.; United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.; Politics - History, 1845-1861; United States

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 320.973 S532

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Gathering laurels in Mexico : the diary of an American soldier in the Mexican American War

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Author: Sargent, Chauncey Forward,

Date of Publication: c1990.

Call Number: 973.628 S245

Responsibility: Chauncey Forward Sargent ; edited by Ann Brown Janes.

ISBN: 1882063058

Author: Sargent, Chauncey Forward,

Place of Publication: Lincoln, Mass

Publisher: Cottage Press,

Date of Publication: c1990.

Physical Description: xvi, 152 p. : ill. ; 21 x 27 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 146) and index.

Subjects: Sargent, Chauncey Forward, - 1828-1904 - Diaries.; United States. - Army. - Pennsylvania Infantry, 2nd - Biography.; Mexican War, 1846-1848; Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Ligonier; Manuscripts, American; Ligonier (Pa.) - Biography.

Additional Author: Janes, Ann Brown.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.628 S245

A Chinese soldier in the Civil War

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1921

. United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1921 Description: 52-55 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 25, no. 3 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.25

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1921

Physical Description: 52-55 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 25, no. 3

Subjects: Woo, Hong Neok, - 1834-1919.; United States. - Army - History; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 25, number 3 (1921), p. 52-55Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.25

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The boys' war : Confederate and Union soldiers talk about the Civil War

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Author: Murphy, Jim,

Date of Publication: 1991.

Call Number: 973.715 M978

Alternate Title: Confederate and Union soldiers talk about the Civil War

Responsibility: by Jim Murphy.

ISBN: 0590456040 (pbk.)

Author: Murphy, Jim,

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Scholastic,

Date of Publication: 1991.

Physical Description: 110 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.

Notes: Reprint. Published by arrangement with Houghton Mifflin.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-106) and index.

Summary: Includes diary entries, personal letters, and archival photographs to describe the experiences of boys, sixteen years old or younger, who fought in the Civil War.

Subjects: United States. - Army - Recruiting, enlistment, etc. - Juvenile literature.; Confederate States of America. - Army - Recruiting, enlistment, etc. - Juvenile literature.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives - Juvenile literature.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Children - Juvenile literature.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.715 M978

The life of Billy Yank : the common soldier of the Union

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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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