The Cocalico Valley Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
96 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Issued as: Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley, 31 (2006)
Summary
This issue of the journal commemorates the 125 year history of the Ephrata National Bank, and includes brief biographical sketches of the bank's seven presidents and a list of the bank's directors since 1881.
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.
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.
Located in Chelten Hills just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Camp William Penn was the largest and first Civil War facility to exclusively train Northern-based federal black soldiers during the war. Boasting the biggest free-black population in the country and the 19th-century’s epicenter of the Underground Railroad, Philadelphia and Camp William Penn, hosted the greatest anti-slavery abolitionists, including Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Robert Purvis, and William Still. Douglass and Tubman spoke to and rallied some of the almost 11,000 soldiers, many of them runaway or ex-slaves, who trained in eleven regiments that fought in a slew of major battles, helped to corner the Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his Rebel forces, as well as capture President Lincoln’s assassins. Several earned the Medal of Honor for their bravery, and many gave their lives. At a time when America’s very existence was threatened, the warriors and freedom fighters for human equality associated with Camp William Penn were a major part of the country’s salvation. The complete story is told here. [from the publisher]
"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."
