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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Thomas Welsh Family History by Blanton Welsh

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesE_F05

Date Range: No date

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Thomas Welsh Family History by Blanton Welsh

Description: Handwritten account of the life and military career of Thomas Welsh by Blanton Welsh. Discusses the role of his mother Annie in keeping the family together and the careers of himself and three of his siblings: Mary, Lilian, and Thomas Anna.

Admin/Biographical History: Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.

Date Range: No date

Creation Date: No date

Creator: Welsh, Blanton Charles, 1860-1939

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Welsh, Addie; Welsh, Alice; Welsh, Annie Eunice Young; Welsh, Blanton Charles; Welsh, Mary Young "Mazie"; Welsh, Lilian; Welsh, Thomas Anna; Welsh, Thomas; Welsh, Charles; Welsh, Nancy Daugherty; Taylor, Zachary; Scott, Winfield; Willcox, Orlando Bolivar; Blanton, Dr.

Subjects: Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862; Biographies; Cincinnati (Ohio); Columbia (Pa.); Fort Smith (Ark.); Harrisburg (Pa.); Mexican War, 1846-1848; Mexico City (Mexico); Monterrey (Mexico); Philadelphia (Pa.); Pittsburgh (Pa.); South Mountain, Battle of, Md., 1862; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army; Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863

Search Terms: Antietam, Maryland; Battle of Antietam; Battle of Buena Vista; Battle of South Mountain; Biographies; Buenavista, Mexico; Cincinnati, Ohio; Civil War; Columbia; Family history; Fort Smith, Arkansas; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Mexican War; Mexico City, Mexico; Monterrey, Mexico; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.; Siege of Vicksburg; Vicksburg, Mississippi

Extent: 1 item, 8 pages to scan

Object Name: Biography

Language: English

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2020-08-20

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesE

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesE_F05

Notes: Added to PP 12/29/2020 by HST; Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.; Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: TW-E-XX-01

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

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Index to Mombert's authentic history of Lancaster County 1869

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2243

Date of Publication: 1983.

Call Number: 974.815 LACO M733 index

Responsibility: compiled by Janet Sheffer

Place of Publication: Typescript

Date of Publication: 1983.

Physical Description: 238, 6 ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Natural history - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 LACO M733 index

The sparrow : an oral history project

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17175

Date of Publication: 1982 -

Call Number: 370.8975 S837

Place of Publication: [Lancaster, Pa.]

Publisher: [s.n.] ,

Date of Publication: 1982 -

Physical Description: v. : ill. ; 29cm.

Notes: Title from cover.; Prepared by Conestoga Valley High School local history class.; Supported by Lafayette Lions Club and Paradise Rotary.; Library has volumes 1, 2, 3.; Teacher : J. Barry Girvin.

Subjects: Conestoga Valley High School.; Oral history.; Oral tradition.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 370.8975 S837

Clipping, Newspaper

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: "Army Correspondence"

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF_F10

Date Range: 1863

1 document

Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: "Army Correspondence"

Description: "Army Correspondence." Cincinnati, Ohio, 15 August 1863. News and details of the death of General Welsh. Section of The Columbia Spy. Letter is dated 15 August 1863.

Admin/Biographical History: Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.

Date Range: 1863

Creation Date: 1863

Creator: Columbia spy (Columbia, Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0002

People: Welsh, Thomas; Christ, Benjamin Caspar; Lockard, Charles O.; Derrick, George; Gelbaugh, John; Hegentogler, S.; McClure, Quartermaster; Heighway, Archibald E.; Goode, Dr.

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Columbia spy (Columbia, Pa.); Death; Death notices; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 45th (1861-1865); Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863

Search Terms: Death; Death notices; Civil War; Vicksburg, Seige of; Columbia Spy; Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 45th (1861-1865); Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Newspaper clippings

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Clipping, Newspaper

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2020-11-07

Condition Notes: Section was cut out of newspaper.

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF_F10

Notes: Added to PP 12/29/2020 by HST; Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.; Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: TW-F-XX-21f

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Organized by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.

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Letter

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to O. J. Dickey

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F003_In08

Date Range: 1863/07/07

2 documents

Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to O. J. Dickey

Description: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to Col. O. J. Dickey regarding troop movement with Meade's and Lee's armies, Harrisburg, Gettysburg and Vicksburg. Harrisburg.

Date Range: 1863/07/07

Creation Date: 7 July 1863

Creator: Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Dickey, Oliver James; Lee, Robert Edward; Meade, George Gordon; Stevens, Thaddeus

Subjects: Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863; Letters; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863

Search Terms: Civil War; Correspondence; Battle of Gettysburg; Letters; Stevens and Smith Center; Vicksburg, Seige of

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F003_In08

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115_P01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fc4d62c6-ef85-4f0f-bfb8-361140325885

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115), Part 1, Folder # or Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-115

Other Number: MG-115, Part 1, Folder 3, Insert 8

Classification: MG0115

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 18 April 2022.; Old # MG-115, Part 1, Folder 3, Insert 5, Item 2; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Lancaster's good man, John Piersol McCaskey : a biography

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19039

Author: Parsil, Dolores.

Date of Publication: 2015.

Call Number: 923.7 M123p; 923.7 M123p c. 2

Alternate Title: John Piersol McCaskey, Lancaster's good man

Responsibility: by Dolores Parsil.

ISBN: 9781601264756; 1601264755

Author: Parsil, Dolores.

Place of Publication: Moragntowm, PA

Publisher: Masthof Press,

Date of Publication: 2015.

Physical Description: 272 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary: "John Piersol McCaskey (1837-1935) was a beloved Lancaster, PA, public school teacher and principal, editor of The Pennsylvania School Journal, mayor of Lancaster, publisher, journalist, and compiler of some of America's first songbooks and textbooks. This biography provides a glimpse into the beginnings of Pennsylvania's public schools, with McCaskey as a pupil, and then the system's evolution, with McCaskey influencing its curriculum and goals. Lancaster's history is interwoven in the text, particularly the Civil War years and McCaskey's mayoral years. A man of integrity who expected the same from his students, McCaskey held family and his Christian faith above all else." [from the publisher]

Subjects: McCaskey, J. P. - 1832-1935.; Boys' High School (Lancaster, Pa.); Education - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.; Local authors.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.7 M123p; 923.7 M123p c. 2

Anderson's ferry

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Author: Sener, Samuel Miller,

Date of Publication: 1907

:///Volumes/LCHS%3BLCHSFS01/OCR%20Journal%20Project/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Sener, Samuel Miller, 1855-1911. Title: Anderson's ferry / by S. M. Sener, Esq. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Lancaster County (Pa.)--Biography. Marietta (Pa.)--History. Anderson's Ferry (Lancaster County

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Responsibility: by S. M. Sener, Esq.

Author: Sener, Samuel Miller,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1907

Physical Description: [252]-257 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 11, no. 7

Summary: This early 20th century article recounts the various settlements in the area near and around Marietta: Anderson's Ferry, Waterford, New Haven. It details how land was passed through generations.

Subjects: Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.; Marietta (Pa.) - History.; Anderson's Ferry (Lancaster County, Pa.)

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 11, number 7 (1907), p. 252-257Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.11

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Biography

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: A Brief Autobiography of Brigadier General Thomas Welsh

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-63_F19

Date Range: No date

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: A Brief Autobiography of Brigadier General Thomas Welsh

Description: Handwritten autobiography of Brigadier General Thomas Welsh. Mentions his birth in May 1824 and his military career beginning with his enlistment during the Mexican War through October 1861. Although undated, this was clearly written after November 29, 1862 when he was brevetted to Brigadier (more likely it was written shortly before or after he was commissioned in March 1863). Written in the third person. One page. Note: This is the third biography included in this collection, see also MG0828_SeriesA_F01 It01 and MG0828_SeriesD-62_F06.

Admin/Biographical History: Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.

Date Range: No date

Creation Date: No date

Creator: Welsh, Thomas, 1824-1863

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Polk, James Knox; Welsh, Thomas

Subjects: Autobiographies; Buena Vista, Battle of, Mexico, 1847; Camp Curtin (Pa.); Columbia (Pa.); Harrisburg (Pa.); Mexican War, 1846-1848; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Washington (D.C.)

Search Terms: Autobiographies; Battle of Buena Vista; Camp Curtin, Pennsylvania; Civil War; Columbia; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Memoirs; Mexican War; Washington, DC

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Biography

Language: English

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2020-08-17

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-63

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-63_F19

Notes: Added to PP 12/27/2020 by HST; Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.; Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: TW-D-63-19

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

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Biographical annals of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15180

Date of Publication: <1985- >

Call Number: 920 B615 Reprint

ISBN: 0871524104 (set)

Place of Publication: Spartanburg, S.C

Publisher: Published for Pennsylvania Reprint Society and Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services [by] The Reprint Co.,

Date of Publication: <1985- >

Physical Description: v. <1-4> ; 24 cm.

Notes: Reprint. Originally published: [U.S.] : Beers, 1903.; "Containing biographical and genealogical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and many of the early settles, with new index."; Includes index.

Subjects: Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.

Additional Corporate Author: Pennsylvania Reprint Society.; Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Reference

Call Number: 920 B615 Reprint

Lancaster County waysides

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13687

Author: Kendig, John D.

Date of Publication: c1979.

Call Number: 974.815 LACO K33L

Responsibility: by John D. Kendig.

Author: Kendig, John D.

Place of Publication: [Manheim, Pa.]

Publisher: Kendig,

Date of Publication: c1979.

Physical Description: vi, 170 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Kendig, John D.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History, Local.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 LACO K33L

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Biography

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/82867d19-2872-460d-b6e1-174452078177

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Index to Mombert's authentic history of Lancaster County 1869

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2243

The sparrow : an oral history project

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17175

Clipping, Newspaper

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5bc9ed5c-df44-4713-9f18-827715323920

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Letter

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/91c0b9db-bde9-478b-be27-471935093652

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Lancaster's good man, John Piersol McCaskey : a biography

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19039

Anderson's ferry

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4419

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Biography

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/08fe0f08-097e-4228-9fa4-900276136210

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Biographical annals of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15180

Lancaster County waysides

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13687