_A Lancaster Schoolboy Views 5 he Civil War (Diary of Immanuel C. Pehrson, 1862-1863. Collection of the Fackenthal Library, Franklin and Marshall College) Reviewed by ELIZABETH C. KIEFFER The Civil War was a year old. Weary bands of new recruits marched through the streets of Lancaster, or pitched

hospital during the war. When the Civil War broke out, Miss Walker was on the eve of graduation at Baltimore Female College—in fact, had just fin- ished preparing her dress for the Commencement exercises, when the first Union army came marching through on its way to invade Virginia. Nearly all of her

Cavalry). 162nd Regiment (17th Cavalry). �178th Regiment. Under General Dix made a demonstration toward Rich- mond to divert the enemy in favor of the Union Army at Gettysburg. 47th Regiment Militia of 1863. The alarm of the invasion reached the halls of the Millersville State Normal School, where James P

large concourse of people included the President of the United States, members of his cabinet, governors of the loyal states and many distinguished civil and military gentlemen." This paper de- voted one and one-half columns to Everett's address, making no reference to the address of the President. The