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The diaries of Willam T. Clark of Chestnut Level, Drumore Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : Dating from his enlistment in Co. B 79th Penna. Vet. Vols. September 12, 1861 to November 30, 1865

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Author: Clark, William T.,

Date of Publication: 1988.

Call Number: 973.781 C596

. D. Spring, 1989 Pequea, PA �THE DIARIES OF WILLIAM T. CLARK (B. 1836 - D. 1911) OF CHESTNUT LEVEL, DRUMORE TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Dating from his enlistment in: CO. B, 79th PENNSYLVANIA VETERAN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT SEPTEMBER 12th, 1861 To NOVEMBER 30th, 1865

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Responsibility: Transcribed by William G. Davis and Janet B. Davis.

Author: Clark, William T.,

Place of Publication: Computer printout

Date of Publication: 1988.

Physical Description: 10 vols. ; 28 cm.

Notes: "Transcribed from six volumes of daily entries while in the field with the U. S. Army of the West during the CIvil War, and three volumes of miscellaneous entries."; Library has v. 1-7; copy 2 (v.1-6 )has information about William Clark and the 79th Pennsylvania and computer disc inserted.

Contents: vol 1. 9/12/61 - 5/21/62 Enlistment; Departure; Louisville, Ky.; Tennessee; Raid into Alabama -- v. 2. 5/22/62 - 2/9/63 Tennessee; Kentucky; Battle of Chaplin Hills (Perryville, Ky.; Kentucky hospitals; Battle of Stones River (Murfreesboro), Tenn. -- v. 3. 2/10/63 - 10/4/63 Tennessee; Raid into Alabama; Furlough home to recruit during Battle of Gettysburg; Battle of Chickamauga, Tenn. -- v. 4. 10/5/63-6/10/64 Georgia; Tennessee; Battles of Missionary Ridge, Lookout Mountain, Ringgold, Tunnel Hill; Regimental furlough home; Battles of Resaca, Buzzard's Roost, Etoway, Georgia -- v. 5. 6/11/64 - 2/11/65 Battles of Kennesaw Mountain, Allatoona, Marietta; The campaign for Altanta; Sherman's March to the Sea;The campaign for Savannah -- v. 6. 2/12/65 - 11/30/65 North through the Carolinas; The capture of Columbia; Battle of Bentonsville, N. C.; Surrender of Gen. Johnston; March to Washinton via Richmond;Victory parade; Return to Chestnut Level -- v. 7. Company B muster list; Original roll of Company B; Reenlistment as Veteran Volunteers (2/8/64); Miscellaneous expenses from January 1864 -- v. 8. Lists of rations issued as Regimental Commissary Sergeant, 1865 -- v. 9. Addenda and maps; Brief histories of W. T. Clark, 79th Regt. P.V.V.; The Clark family; Information on a few persons of note mentioned in the diaries -- v. 10. Rewrite of volume one.

Subjects: Pennsylvania Infantry. - 87th Regiment, 1861-1864.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories - Pennsylvania Infantry - 79th.; Diaries.

Additional Author: Davis, William G.; Davis, Janet B.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.781 C596

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The Gallant Seventy-Ninth Regiment

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Author: Heisey, M. Luther,

Date of Publication: 1962

Company B, and was engaged in every battle in which his company and regiment participated. He was promoted to captain July 1, 1863. After the close of the war, Captain McCaskey continued his military career, be- coming colonel of the 20th Regiment of the regular army. �John H. Druckemiller succeeded David

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Responsibility: by M. Luther Heisey.

Author: Heisey, M. Luther,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1962

Physical Description: [107]-129 p. ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 66, no. 3

Subjects: Pennsylvania Infantry - 79th Regiment; United States. - Army. - Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 79th (1861-1865); United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 66, number 3 (1962), p. 107-129Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.66

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Report, Administrative

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Final draft of Thomas Welsh's South Mountain Battle Report

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62_F10

Date Range: 1862/09/18

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Final draft of Thomas Welsh's South Mountain Battle Report

Description: Handwritten report in a copyist's hand of Welsh's South Mountain Battle Battle Report. Report details the activities of Welsh's 2nd Brigade (Willcox's 1st Division) during the battle of South Mountain. Command consists of Regiments 45th and 100th Pennsylvania, 46th New York, and 8th Michigan. Notes that 45th Pennsylvania "used the bayonet with success" and that the 45th Pennsylvania and 17th Michigan "sustained the brunt of the battle." Note: Except for a few words here and there, this does not appear to be Thomas Welsh’s handwriting; it was probably dictated.

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: 1862/09/18

Creation Date: 1862/09/18

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Christ, Benjamin Caspar; Cox, Jacob Dolson; Curtin, John Irvin; Gerhardt, Joseph Peter; Hutchins, Robert A.; Leckey, David A.; Sturgis, Samuel Davis; Willcox, Orlando Bolivar; Welsh, Thomas

Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; South Mountain, Battle of, Md., 1862; Sharpsburg (Md.); United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 100th (1861-1865); United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 45th (1861-1865); United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 46th (1861-1865); United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865); United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 17th (1862-1865)

Search Terms: Civil War; Battle of South Mountain; Sharpsburg, Maryland; Reports; After action reports; Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 45th (1861-1865); Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 100th (1861-1865); Michigan Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865); New York Infantry Regiment, 46th (1861-1865); Michigan Infantry Regiment, 17th (1862-1865)

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Report, Administrative

Language: English

Condition: Good

Condition Notes: Very good; some slight wear along the folds.

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62_F10

Notes: Added to PP 12/26/2020 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.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: TW-D-62-10

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

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

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Report, Administrative

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: First draft of Thomas Welsh's South Mountain Battle Report

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62_F10a

Date Range: 1862/09/18

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: First draft of Thomas Welsh's South Mountain Battle Report

Description: Handwritten report details the activities of Welsh's 2nd Brigade (Willcox's 1st Division) during the battle of South Mountain. Command consists of Regiments 45th and 100th Pennsylvania, 46th New York, and 8th Michigan. Notes that the 45th Pennsylvania and 17th Michigan "sustained the brunt of the battle." Back of final page notes that copies were sent to headquarters. Note: incorrect spelling of Brig General Orlando B. Willcox.

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: 1862/09/18

Creation Date: 1862/09/18

Creator: Welsh, Thomas, 1824-1863

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Christ, Benjamin Caspar; Cox, Jacob Dolson; Curtin, John Irvin; Gerhardt, Joseph Peter; Hutchins, Robert A.; Leckey, David A.; Sturgis, Samuel Davis; Willcox, Orlando Bolivar; Welsh, Thomas

Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; South Mountain, Battle of, Md., 1862; Sharpsburg (Md.); United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 100th (1861-1865); United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 45th (1861-1865); United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 46th (1861-1865); United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865); United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 17th (1862-1865)

Search Terms: Civil War; Battle of South Mountain; Sharpsburg, Maryland; Reports; After action reports; Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 45th (1861-1865); Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 100th (1861-1865); Michigan Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865); New York Infantry Regiment, 46th (1861-1865); Michigan Infantry Regiment, 17th (1862-1865)

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Report, Administrative

Language: English

Condition: Good

Condition Notes: Good; some discoloration and wear along one fold. The two pieces of paper that make up this document were originally a single folio sheet halved. At some point in time, they were torn apart along the center fold. This tear is not from age or wear, and appears to have been done at the time of writing; perhaps before he began, in order to conserve paper if his report didn't extend onto a third or fourth page.

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62_F10a

Notes: Added to PP 12/26/2020 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.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: TW-D-62-10a

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

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

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Report, Administrative

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Draft of Antietam Battle Report

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62_F08

Date Range: 1862/09/19

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Draft of Antietam Battle Report

Description: Handwritten draft detailing the activities of Welsh's 2nd Brigade (Willcox's 1st Division) during the Battle of Antietam. Command consists of Regiments 45th and 100th Pennsylvania, 46th New York, and 8th Michigan. Commends command for gallantry and good conduct.

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: 1862/09/19

Creation Date: 1862/09/19

Creator: Welsh, Thomas, 1824-1863

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Christ, Benjamin Caspar; Hutchins, Robert A.; Twiggs, Captain; Willcox, Orlando Bolivar; Welsh, Thomas

Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862; Sharpsburg (Md.); United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 100th (1861-1865); United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 45th (1861-1865); United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 46th (1861-1865); United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865)

Search Terms: Civil War; Battle of Antietam; Sharpsburg, Maryland; Reports; After action reports; Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 45th (1861-1865); Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 100th (1861-1865); Michigan Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865); New York Infantry Regiment, 46th (1861-1865)

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Report, Administrative

Language: English

Condition: Good

Condition Notes: Very good; the writing is in pencil; the paper is intact; there is some discoloration along a fold.

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62_F08

Notes: Added to PP 12/26/2020 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.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: TW-D-62-08

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

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

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Report, Administrative

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d0fc3653-9940-4fc8-873f-298926243349

Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Final draft of Thomas Welsh's Antietam Battle Report

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62_F09

Date Range: 1862/09/19

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Final draft of Thomas Welsh's Antietam Battle Report

Description: Handwritten report in a copyist's hand of Welsh's Antietam Battle Report, MG0828 SeriesD-62 F08. Report details the activities of Welsh's 2nd Brigade (Willcox's 1st Division) during the battle of Antietam. Command consists of Regiments 45th and 100th Pennsylvania, 46th New York, and 8th Michigan. Commends command for gallantry and good conduct. Note: Slightly edited version of MG0828 SeriesD-62 F08. Except for the postscript, this is not Thomas Welsh’s handwriting. Note: incorrect spelling of Brig General Orlando B. Willcox.

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: 1862/09/19

Creation Date: 1862/09/19

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Christ, Benjamin Caspar; Hutchins, Robert A.; Twiggs, Captain; Willcox, Orlando Bolivar; Welsh, Thomas

Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862; Sharpsburg (Md.); United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 100th (1861-1865); United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 45th (1861-1865); United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 46th (1861-1865); United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865)

Search Terms: Civil War; Battle of Antietam; Sharpsburg, Maryland; Reports; After action reports; Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 45th (1861-1865); Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 100th (1861-1865); Michigan Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865); New York Infantry Regiment, 46th (1861-1865)

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Report, Administrative

Language: English

Condition: Good

Condition Notes: Very good; the writing is in pencil; the paper is intact; there is some discoloration along a fold.

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62_F09

Notes: Added to PP 12/26/2020 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-62-09

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

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

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Report

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Collection: Civil War Collection

Title: List of Stores Transferred, 1864; Ordnance Reports, 1863-1864

Object ID: MG0018_SerA_F060_It016-18

Date Range: 1863-1864

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Collection: Civil War Collection

Title: List of Stores Transferred, 1864; Ordnance Reports, 1863-1864

Description: Item 16 List of stores transferred at Chattanooga, Tennessee when the following soldiers were transferred to the Invalid Corp.: Edward Edwards Jr., Abraham Perry, John H. Greider, Benjamin F. Sneath. 31 December 1863. Signed by Lt. Edward McCaffrey, Sgt. Edwin McC. Boring, J. D. Gumpf. 20 January 1864.; Items 17-18 Ordnance Reports, 1863-1864 for 79th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company E. (Not scanned. Housed in MG0018 Oversized Box 4, Folder 127, Items 54 and 55)

Date Range: 1863-1864

Creation Date: 1863-1864

Year Range From: 1863

Year Range To: 1864

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

Storage Container: Box 0002

Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 79th (1861-1865)

Search Terms: 79th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (1861-1865); Civil War; Reports; United States Army

Extent: 3 items

Object Name: Report

Language: English

Object ID: MG0018_SerA_F060_It016-18

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Moses Long family items (MG0018_SerA_F060_It01-15); Letter from Reuben C. Long to his father (MG0018_SerA_F060_It08)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Civil War Collection (MG0018), Series #, 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--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

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Other Numbers: MG-18

Other Number: MG-18, Series A, Folder 60, Items 16-18

Classification: MG0018

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 28 December 2023.

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History

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Military History of Thaddeus Stevens, Jr.

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F017_In01

Date Range: No date

1 document

Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Military History of Thaddeus Stevens, Jr.

Description: Book excerpts. "Military History of Thaddeus Stevens, Jr.," comprised of several excerpted sections of History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, Samuel Bates. Accounts of units in which Stevens served, including 122nd Pennsylvania, a regular infantry unit, and the 50th Pennsylvania, an emergency militia unit formed during the Gettysburg campaign. Typewritten copy. [By Elsie Singmaster Lewars.]

Date Range: No date

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Bates, Samuel; Lewars, Elsie Singmaster; Stevens, Thaddeus, Jr.

Subjects: Soldiers; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army; United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 122nd (1862-1863); United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 50th (1861-1865)

Search Terms: Biographies; Civil War; Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 122nd (1862-1863); Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 50th (1861-1865); Soldiers; Stevens and Smith Center

Extent: 1 item, 10 pages to scan

Object Name: History

Language: English

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F017_In01

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.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-115

Other Number: MG-115, Part 1, Folder 17, Insert 1

Classification: MG0115

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 10 July 2023.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Collection: William McCaskey Civil War Papers

Title: Transcription of a letter from William McCaskey to John Piersol "Jack" McCaskey

Object ID: MG0355_F01_In13

Date Range: 1865/06/14

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Collection: William McCaskey Civil War Papers

Title: Transcription of a letter from William McCaskey to John Piersol "Jack" McCaskey

Description: Transcription of a letter from William McCaskey to John Piersol "Jack" McCaskey, dated June 14,1865. Original located in Folder 2, Insert 11.; In the original letter to Jack, William laments that there was nothing to do but the occasional drill and the resulting complaints about their treatment by the government; discusses pros and cons of the regular army and a furlough for Cye. With a torn envelope. From Camp of the 79th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.

Admin/Biographical History: William Spencer McCaskey was born near Paradise, Lancaster County, in 1843. The family moved to Lancaster in 1855, where William received his education in public schools. And in 1859, he began an apprenticeship at the printing office of the Examiner, where he worked until the outbreak of the Civil War.; Just days after Fort Sumter was fired upon in April 1861, William joined the army and served with Company F of the 1st Pennsylvania Infantry until he mustered out in July. He joined Company B of the 79th Pennsylvania Regiment as 1st Sergeant in September of that year; this company of Lancastrians served under Col. Henry A. Hambright and Lt. Col. David Miles. They engaged in battles in Kentucky and Tennessee before they returned to Lancaster in 1864 and re-enlisted. Company B joined Gen. Sherman's army in May 1864. As they moved through Georgia and South Carolina in Sherman's March to the Sea, William wrote about the campaign, the residents, and affects that the Union Army's actions had on the South.; Capt. McCaskey mustered out in July 1865, and in spite of the many objections he had voiced about army life, he re-enlisted in 1866 after receiving a recommendation of the commission of second lieutenant from Thaddeus Stevens. William commanded troops throughout his career on the frontiers of Dakota, Montana, Minnesota, Texas, and Missouri and also during the Spanish-American War in Cuba and the Philippines. He retired at the rank of Major General in October 1907.

Date Range: 1865/06/14

Creation Date: 14 June 1865

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 09

People: McCaskey, Cyrus Davis "Cye"; McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"; McCaskey, William Spencer

Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 79th (1861-1865). Company B; Letters; Personal correspondence

Search Terms: 79th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (1861-1865); Letters; Correspondence; Correspondence, Personal; Civil War

Extent: 1 item

Object Name: Transcript

Language: English

Object ID: MG0355_F01_In13

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Transcription of a letter from William McCaskey to John Piersol "Jack" McCaskey, 14 June 1865, William McCaskey Civil War Papers (MG355), MG0355_F01_In13, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-355

Other Number: MG-355, Folder 1, Insert 13

Classification: MG0355

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 18 January 2021.

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The diaries of Willam T. Clark of Chestnut Level, Drumore Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : Dating from his enlistment in Co. B 79th Penna. Vet. Vols. September 12, 1861 to November 30, 1865

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