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Abraham Lincoln and the seventy-fifth anniversaries

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Author: Martin, C. H.

Date of Publication: 1939

, have a part, which duty appears a more solemn one while Dictators shout challenges to Democracy. Toward this end a Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania was organized at Gettysburg, November 19, 1938, having as its purposes, "To observe as a Holy day each anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, to

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Responsibility: by C. H. Martin.

Author: Martin, C. H.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1939

Physical Description: [50]-58 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 43, no. 2

Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, - 1809-1865.; Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.; Veterans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Veterans.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 43, number 2 (1939), p. 50-58Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.43

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Damn Dutch : Pennsylvania Germans at Gettysburg

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Author: Valuska, David L.,

Edition: 1st ed.

Date of Publication: 2004.

Call Number: 973.7349 V215

Responsibility: David L. Valuska and Christian B. Keller ; foreword by Don Yoder.

ISBN: 0811700747 (pbk.)

Author: Valuska, David L.,

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: Mechanicsburg, PA

Publisher: Stackpole Books,

Date of Publication: 2004.

Physical Description: xix, 236 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Notes: 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.

Subjects: Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.; Pennsylvania Dutch; Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - German Americans.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - German Americans.; Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories.

Additional Author: Keller, Christian B.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.7349 V215

Gettysburg, the second day

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Author: Pfanz, Harry W.

Date of Publication: c1987.

Call Number: 973.7349 P523

Responsibility: Harry W. Pfanz.

ISBN: 080781749X

Author: Pfanz, Harry W.

Place of Publication: Chapel Hill

Publisher: University of North Carolina Press,

Date of Publication: c1987.

Physical Description: xx, 601 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.

Notes: Includes index.; Bibliography: p. [557]-576.

Subjects: Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.; American Civil War - Battle of Gettysburg

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.7349 P523

The colors of courage : Gettysburg's forgotten history : immigrants, women, and African-Americans in the Civil War's defining battle

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Author: Creighton, Margaret S.,

Edition: 1st ed.

Date of Publication: c2005.

Call Number: 973.7349 C914

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Responsibility: Margaret Creighton.

ISBN: 0465014569; 9780465014569; 9780465014576; 0465014577

Author: Creighton, Margaret S.,

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Basic Books,

Date of Publication: c2005.

Physical Description: 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.

Subjects: Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.; Immigrants - Pennsylvania - Gettysburg; Women, White - Pennsylvania - Gettysburg; African Americans - Pennsylvania - Gettysburg; African Americans.; Immigrants.; Military participation; Women.; Women, White.; Einwanderer.; Frau.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - African Americans.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Women.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Participation, Immigrant.; Pennsylvania - Gettysburg.; United States.; Gettysburg (Pa.) - Schlacht.; Schwarze.; History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.7349 C914

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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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Responsibility: 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

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Fire on the river : the defense of the world's longest covered bridge and how it changed the Battle of Gettysburg

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Author: Sheldon, George

Date of Publication: 2006.

Call Number: 973.7349 S544

Responsibility: by George Sheldon.

Author: Sheldon, George

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Quaker Hills Press ,

Date of Publication: 2006.

Physical Description: 186 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographic references.

Summary: It is late June 1863 in southern Pennsylvania. The Confederates are invading the North, and one of their toughest and most cantankerous generals has decided to capture the grand covered bridge that spans the Susquehanna from Wrightsville to Columbia. From there, General Jubal Early plans to capture Lancaster, and then seize the state's capital, Harrisburg. General Early had orders to destroy it, but intended to capture it on his way to siege the North. Fire on the River tells the story that is often described as a mere skirmish in most history books. What happened in the tiny village of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, on June 28, 1863, changes the course of the Civil War. Here is the story that for so long has been overlooked in the history books. It is an amazing story of courage, and perhaps not surprisingly, how the U.S. Congress never compensated the bridge's owner for the loss, yet the burning of the covered bridge probably saved the Union. [from Amazon.com]

Subjects: Gettysburg (Pa.) Battle of, 1863-; Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - York County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.; York County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.; Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.7349 S544

Defend or destroy? The Columbia-Wrightesville Bridge in the Gettysburg campaign

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Author: Schaefer, Thomas L.

Date of Publication: 2003.

Call Number: 974.815 COLU D313 DVD

Responsibility: written and directed by Thomas L. Schaefer.

Author: Schaefer, Thomas L.

Place of Publication: [S. l.]

Publisher: A Total Magic Video Production ,

Date of Publication: 2003.

Physical Description: 1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Notes: "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."