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

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Author
Walton, Thomas Beck,
Date of Publication
1995
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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
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Taylor, Robert A.,
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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
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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
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The training of an army : Camp Curtin and the North's Civil War

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Author
Miller, William J.,
Date of Publication
1990.
Call Number
973.7448 M652
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by William J. Miller.
ISBN
094259715X (alk. paper) :
Author
Miller, William J.,
Place of Publication
Shippensburg, PA
Publisher
White Mane Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1990.
Physical Description
xv, 334 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-324) and index.
Summary
"Camp Curtin is forgotten today by nearly all except die-hard Civil War buffs. Yet during almost five years of operation, more than 300,000 Union soldiers passed through there, making it the largest of the makeshift camps of rendezvous and training set up near major northern cities. In this well-researched chronicle, Miller examines why the camp became 'the most important military post in what was arguably the state most important to the North's war effort.' Named for Andrew Curtin, the tireless pro-Union governor of Pennsylvania, the post was strategically crucial because of its proximity to Washington and Harper's Ferry. Roughly similar to a boot camp, it had the thankless task of instilling discipline into its idealistic but raw volunteers and draftees. Although Miller follows these soldiers as they entered the war's maelstrom at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and Petersburg, he writes more vividly about their rude introduction to army regimen at the camp itself, particularly in the disorganized early days of the war." [Kirkus Reviews]
Subjects
United States. - Army - History
Military training camps - Pennsylvania - Harrisburg Region
Camp Curtin (Pa.) - History.
Harrisburg Region (Pa.) - History.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7448 M652
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No balm in Gilead : Lancaster's African-American population and the Civil War Era

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Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Date of Publication
1993.
color in the Civil War and attempt to understand that experience in the context of the decades preceding and following the war. To date about three hundred men of color associated with Lancaster County have been identified as having served sometime between 1862-67 in all eleven of the U.S.C.T. regiments
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by Leroy T. Hopkins, Jr. Ph.D.
Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1993.
Physical Description
[20]-40 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.95, no.1
Subjects
Confederate States of America. - Army - History.
United States. - Army - History
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Lancaster (Pa.) - Race relations.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 95, number 1 (1993), p. 20-40Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.95
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Archive

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Collection
Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection
Title
Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection (MG-0029)
Object ID
MG0029
Date Range
1916-1993
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Collection
Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection
Title
Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection (MG-0029)
Description
General Strickler was a three star general who served in the Mexican Conflict, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Far East Command in Japan. He was born in Columbia, Pa., educated as a lawyer, and served as Pennsylvania's Republican Lieutenant Governor from 1947-1950. Collection includes military citations and certificates, correspondence when elected, speaking engagements, clubs and organizations, and photographs.
Admin/Biographical History
Daniel Bursk Strickler
Personal Life:
Daniel Bursk Strickler was born on 17 May 1897 in Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His parents, Calvin Ruby Strickler and Harriet Bursk Strickler, raised him in Columbia. Strickler married Caroline Grace Bolton on 11 October 1924. Daniel and Caroline Strickler had two children, Nancy Cupper Strickler and Daniel Bursk Strickler, Jr. Daniel Bursk Strickler, Sr. died on 21 June 1992.
Military Career:
Daniel Strickler enlisted in the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry of the Army National Guard under the command of General Edward C. Shannon as a private on 31 January 1916. By April, Strickler was promoted to corporal and in July was assigned to the Mexican Border Conflict as a sergeant. He soon showed his value as a soldier and leader, and in April of 1917 was elected second lieutenant of Company C of the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry of the Army National Guard.
In September, Strickler was promoted once again to first lieutenant, at the same time that Company C became Company B of the 109th Machine Gun Battalion of the 28th Infantry Division of the United States Army. His company was deployed to France in September 1917 during World War I. Strickler served in five French campaigns including the Battle of Argonne Forest, which was when he received his Purple Heart. He obtained several commissions over the next eleven years including captain in 1918, major in 1922 and lieutenant colonel in 1928.
Just seven years after being promoted to colonel, Strickler was sent to France for a second time. He was in command of the 28th Division, Infantry Regiment during World War II. In 1942, he started command with the 109th Unit and then the 110th Unit of the 28th Division. In June of 1944, Strickler and his men landed at Omaha Beach. Strickler commanded troops during the Battle of the Bulge in the following December. He returned to the United States after three years of fighting.
Strickler was presented the honor of brigadier general in March of 1946 and on 24 December 1947, he was promoted to major general. Strickler remained in the Army and served in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. Afterwards, he served as an advisor for the Army as a diplomat to Korea until his retirement in 1957. Strickler's final commission occurred on 8 February 1960 to lieutenant general. He had been honored many times and received military decorations for valor, heroism, and dedication including three stars.
Education:
Daniel Strickler attended Columbia area public schools until he graduated from Columbia High School in 1916. He was the captain of the track team, president of the junior and senior class, and a member of the baseball and basketball teams. Upon his return from World War I in 1918, Strickler enrolled at Cornell University Law School in Ithaca, New York. He took on many more responsibilities at this stage of his life. Not only did he receive his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in 1922, but he was also a member of various organizations, clubs and teams during his three years at Cornell University. He was captain of the track team and a member of the Senior Honor Society. Strickler was also president of the following organizations: Senior Class, Student Council, Quill and Dagger Society and Alpha Kappa Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
Professional Career:
Daniel Strickler was admitted to the Bar of several courts during the 1920s including Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; Courts of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Superior Court of Pennsylvania; United States District Court; and United States Supreme Court. He worked with several law firms after obtaining his degree and in 1930, between the births of his two children, he established his own law firm in Lancaster. His legal career was not much different from his military or educational careers. He was involved with various professional organizations such as Pennsylvania Bar Association, Lancaster Bar Association, The American Bar Association, the Blackstonian Club of Lancaster, and the Republican Club. Strickler served as Auditor for Lancaster County from 1927 to 1929 and on a Special Counsel for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1928 to 1930. In 1931, Strickler was elected to the Pennsylvania Legislature to serve in the House of Representatives, thus jump-starting his political career.
Political Career:
The political career of Daniel Strickler brought him several new titles including auditor, special counsel member, representative, commissioner, solicitor, committeeman, delegate and lieutenant governor. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives during 1931 and 1932, General and Special Sessions. In 1931, Strickler served as the delegate for Pennsylvania at the National Young Republican Conference in Washington, DC. He was the temporary president of the Young Republican State Committee (YRSC) during 1931 as well. After his temporary appointment, he became an executive committee member of YRSC until 1936 and was also appointed as treasurer from 1934 until 1936.
From April to December of 1932, Strickler became the commissioner of the police department of Lancaster City as a special temporary appointment. During this time, he was in charge of cleaning up the police department and taking a stand against corruption and crime. He was a strong prohibitionist and cleaned up the city. Upon selection, he became the solicitor for Lancaster County, the York-Lancaster Inter-County Bridge Commission, and the Lancaster Municipal Airport from 1933 to 1941. He also served as the Republican County Committeeman for the 1st Precinct, 6th Ward, in Lancaster City until 1941. In 1946, Strickler was elected lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, which he fulfilled from 1947 until 1950 when he resigned to serve in the Korean War.
System of Arrangement
Boxes 1-6 are organized by subject. Scrapbooks are organized by volume
Book 1: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, Military Records, November 1918-February 1933
Book 2: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, [1919-1922]
Book 3: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, October 1923-January 1947
Book 4: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, April 1932-November 1933
Book 5: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, February 1942-September 1975
Book 6: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, March 1945-January 1947
Book 7: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, January 1947-May 1948
Book 8: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, January 1947-October 1950
Book 9: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, January 1958-March 1958
Date Range
1916-1993
Creation Date
1897-1992
Year Range From
1916
Year Range To
1993
Creator
Strickler, Daniel Bursk
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Bradley, Omar Nelson
Clark, Mark
Eisenhower, Dwight David "Ike"
Eisenhower, Mary Geneva Doud "Mamie"
Groff, John
Ridgeway, Matthew Bunker
Strickler, Daniel Bursk
Taylor, Lydia Happer
Taylor, Maxwell Davenport
Subjects
Broadsides
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
College Student Government, Cornell University
Columbia (Pa.)
Cornell University--Track and field
Cornell University. Law School
France
Germany
Harrisburg (Pa.)
Ithaca (N.Y.)
Korean War, 1950-1953
Lancaster (Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local
Letters
Mexican Border Conflict
Mexico
Military decorations--United States
Pennsylvania--Lieutenant Governor (1947-1951 : Strickler)
Phi Delta Phi
Political cartoons
Politicians--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Quill and Dagger Society (Cornell University)
Scrapbooks
Swimmandos
United States. Army Reserves
Veterans--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
Young Men's Christian Association of Lancaster, Pa.
Search Terms
Broadsides
College Student Government, Cornell University
Columbia
Cornell University Law School
Correspondence
France
Germany
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Ithaca, New York
Korean War
Lancaster
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Letters
Lieutenant Governor
Mexican Border Conflict
Mexico
Military decorations
Phi Delta Phi
Political cartoons
Politicians
Quill and Dagger Society (Cornell University)
Scrapbooks
Swimmandos
Track and field
Veterans
World War I
World War II
WWI
WWII
Young Men's Christian Association
Extent
6 boxes, 54 folders, 9 scrapbooks, 6 cubic feet
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0029
Associated Material
Located at Pennsylvania State Archives:
Daniel B. Strickler Collection, 1916- 1919, 1943- 1957, 1967, & undated, 3 cu. ft., Manuscript Group 356
Related Item Notes
Located in the LancasterHistory.org research library:
Distinguished Military Men: Word Portraits of Eight of Columbia's Finest, by Wayne Von Stetten, Call No. 923.5 V945
Coming of Age in Columbia, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 905.748 SM (Oct. 1981)
Memoirs of Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant General Daniel Bursk Strickler, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 923.5 S917
Lancaster Law Library Association, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, esq., Call No. 974.9 L245 v. 39
Soul of America, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 974.9 L245 v. 71
Daniel B. Strickler, World War I Diary, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 923.5 S917d
25 Cited as Most Influential Lancaster Countians of the Century, by John Ward Willson Loose, Call No. 974.9 L245 v. 102, no. 4
Please see the Curatorial Collection for objects and the Photograph Collection for photographs.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions for Boxes 1-6. Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Scrapbooks:
Book 1: Please make an appointment with the archivist.
Book 2: Please make an appointment with the archivist.
Book 3: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Book 4: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Book 5: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Book 6: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Book 7: Please make an appointment with the archivist.
Book 8: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Book 9: Please make an appointment with the archivist.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-29
Classification
MG0029
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Boxes 1-6 were cataloged prior to July 1997. Scrapbooks 1-9 were cataloged in 2008. Added to database 5 September 2017.
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Hospital scenes after the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1863

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Date of Publication
1993.
Call Number
973.7349 H828
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by the Patriot Daughters of Lancaster ; introduction by G. Craig Caba.
Place of Publication
Gettysburg
Publisher
G.C. Caba,
Date of Publication
1993.
Physical Description
61 p. : ill., maps, ports., ; 22 cm.
Summary
An account of The Patriot Daughters of Lancaster arriving at Gettysburg soon after the battle ended to nurse and feed wounded soldiers.
Subjects
Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.
Hospitals - Pennsylvania - Gettysburg Region
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Hospitals.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Medical care.
Additional Corporate Author
Patriot Daughters of Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7349 H828
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044018922179;view=1up;seq=5
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Flames across the Susquehanna

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Author
Banner, Glenn S
Date of Publication
1993.
Call Number
813.54 B219
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by Glenn S. Banner
Author
Banner, Glenn S
Place of Publication
Lancaster, PA
Publisher
Brookshire Printing, Inc.
Date of Publication
1993.
Physical Description
260 [8] p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p.[267-268])
Library copy signed by author.
Summary
This a novel set in 1863 in the Susquehanna River towns of Columbia on the east side and Wrightsville on the west side of a bridge that connected the two. The main event at that time was the burning of that bridge to prevent a Confederate army from entering eastern Pennsylvania . Another main event in the area at that time was the active protection of escaped slaves in the Underground Railroad. Both of these causes are addressed in the novel. The author states: "The main characters of the novel are fictional , but they became involved with persons who actually lived during the period, as well as with incidents which have been recorded in our country's history, several of them indelibly."
Subjects
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Fiction.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Fiction.
Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.54 B219
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The Lancaster Cemetery and Woodward Hill Cemetery Lancaster, Pennsylvania, preservation needs assessment for the Historic Trust of Lancaster County funded by the Lancaster County Foundation

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Date of Publication
1991.
Call Number
352.72 H673
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prepared by Landscapes : landscape architecture, planning, historic preservation.
Date of Publication
1991.
Physical Description
[iii] 61 + appendices unpaged : ill., maps. ; 28 cm.
Notes
"with the assistance of David Schuyler, Historian."
Subjects
Historic Trust of Lancaster County (Lancaster, Pa.).
Woodward Hill cemetery (Lancaster, Pa.) - Planning.
The Lancaster Cemetery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Planning.
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania
Lancaster County, Pa. - Planning.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352.72 H673
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Lancaster County : the red rose of Pennsylvania

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1994.
Call Number
974.815 LACO L863L
974.815 LACO L863La
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John Ward Willson Loose ; "Partners in Progress" by Gary G. Martin and Donald L. Collins.
ISBN
1884166032 :
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Canoga Park, CA
Publisher
CCA Publications,
Date of Publication
1994.
Physical Description
[6], 158 p.: ill., some col. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Chamber of Commerce (Lancaster, Pa.).
Lancaster County Historical Society (Lancaster, Pa.).
Lancasater Malleable Castings, Co. (Lancaster, Pa.).
J. Walter Miller Company (Lancaster, Pa.).
Raub Supply Company (Lancaster, Pa.).
Alumax Mill Products (Lancaster, Pa.).
High Industries, Inc. (Lancaster, Pa.).
Federal-Mogul Corporation (Lancaster, Pa.).
Serta Mattress Company (Lancaster, Pa.).
Cassey Engineering (Salunga, Pa.).
Lancaster Labratories (Lancaster, Pa.).
Ford New Holland (New Holland, Pa.).
Liberty Sign and Can Company (Lancastaear, Pa.).
J. L. Clark, Inc. (Lancaster, Pa.).
Simon Ladder Towers, Inc. (Leola, Pa.).
Lancaster Paint and Glass (Lancaster, Pa. ).
Wickersham Construction and Engineering, Inc. (Lancaster, Pa.).
SICO Company (Mt. Joy, Pa.).
Denver and Ephrata Telephone and Telegraph Company (Pa.).
Bank of Lancaster County (Pa.).
Fulton Bank (Lancaster, Pa).
CoreStates Hamilton Bank (Lancaster, Pa.)
Dauphin Deposit Bank (Pa.)
Ross, Buehler, Falk and Company (Pa.).
Community Hospital (Lancaster, Pa.).
Lancaster General Hospital (Lancaster, Pa.).
St. Joseph Hospital (Lancaster, Pa.)
Corporate Healthcare Strategies, Inc. (Pa.)
Warner-Lambert Company (Pa.).
Lancasater Bible College (Lancaster, Pa.).
Franklin & Marshall College (Lancaster, Pa.).
Acorn Press (Pa.).
Lancaster Newspapers (Lancaster, Pa.).
John Cope's Food Products (Pa.).
Dutch Gold Honey (Pa.).
Kellogg Company (Pa.).
Stauffers of Kissel Hill (Pa.).
Hammond Pretzel Bakery (Lancaster, Pa.).
Zimmerman Foods (Pa.).
Turkey Hill Dairy (Pa.).
Wilbur Chocolate Company (Lititz, Pa.)
Groff's Farm Restaurant (Pa.).
Hotel Brunswick (Lancaster, Pa.).
Eden Resort Inn (Lancaster, Pa.).
Bulova Technologies (Lancaster, Pa.)
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L863L
974.815 LACO L863La
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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
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Confederate and Union soldiers talk about the Civil War
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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
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