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Records of the revolutionary war: containing the military and financial correspondence of distinguished officers; names of the officers and privates of regiments, companies, and corps, with the dates of their commissions and enlistments; general orders of Washington, Lee, and Greene, at Germantown and Valley Forge; with a list of distinguished prisoners of war; the time of their capture, exchange, etc. To which is added the half-pay acts of the Continental Congress; the revolutionary pension laws; and a list of the officers of the Continental Army who acquired the right to half-pay, commutation, and lands

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Author
Saffell, William Thomas Roberts,
Date of Publication
1860.
Call Number
973.3 S128
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By W. T. R. Saffell.
Author
Saffell, William Thomas Roberts,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
G. G. Evans,
Date of Publication
1860.
Physical Description
554 p. 20 cm.
Notes
First published 1858.
Subjects
Pensions, Military - United States
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Sources.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Biography.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers, lists, etc.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Prisoners and prisons.
Additional Author
Washington, George,
Lee, Charles,
Greene, Nathanael,
Additional Corporate Author
United States. Continental Congress.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.3 S128
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The cause of the war shown; or, The inquiries: Who are responsible for the Civil War in America? and, What are the designs of its authors? answered

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Author
Harris, Alexander,
Date of Publication
1863.
Call Number
090 P544 1863
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By Alex. Harris.
Author
Harris, Alexander,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Date of Publication
1863.
Physical Description
86 p. 22 cm.
Notes
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
Slavery - United States
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Causes.
United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 P544 1863
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News of the president's proclamation of peace by treaty ending the War of 1812 received in Lancaster

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1929
President's ratification of the treaty of peace was celebrated in the borough with clamorous rejoicings. Business was suspended and the citi- zens spent the day in celebrating the glorious termination of the war. The Lancaster Journal of Friday, February 24th, 1815, states : "The confirmation of the news of
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1929
Physical Description
139-140 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 33, no. 7
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - War of 1812.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 33, number 7 (1929), p. 139-140Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.33
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The Twenty-eighth division, Pennsylvania's guard in the world war; forewards by the commanding generals. The history of the Keystone or Iron division in the world war. Also the history and traditions of the Pennsylvania national guard and its predecessor the Pennsylvania militia

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Author
Martin, Edward,
Date of Publication
[c1923-24]
Call Number
940.412 M379 Oversize
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Compiled from official and private records, by Colonel Edward Martin, assisted by officers and men of the various units; E.S. Wallace ... editor ...
Author
Martin, Edward,
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh, Pa
Publisher
28th division Pub. Co.
Date of Publication
[c1923-24]
Physical Description
5 v. fronts., illus. (incl. ports., maps) 2 col. pl. 35 cm.
Subjects
United States. - Army. - Infantry Division, 28th.
World War, 1914-1918 - United States.
Additional Author
Wallace, Edwin Sherman,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
940.412 M379 Oversize
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Life in southern prisons; from the diary of Corporal Charles Smedley, of Company G, 90th regiment Penn'a volunteers, commencing a few days before the "battle of the Wilderness", in which he was taken prisoner, in the evening of the fifth month fifth, 1864: also, a short description of the march to and battle of Gettysburg, together with a biographical sketch of the author

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Author
Smedley, Charles,
Date of Publication
1865.
Call Number
973.781 S637
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Author
Smedley, Charles,
Place of Publication
[Lancaster? Pa.]
Publisher
Ladies' and gentlemen's Fulton aid society,
Date of Publication
1865.
Physical Description
60 p. front. (port.) 19 cm.
Notes
LCHS copy - photocopy. Original in MG-18, Box 9 - Folder 8.
Subjects
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Prisoners and prisons.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.
Additional Corporate Author
Pearsol & Geist.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.781 S637
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The Indian wars of Pennsylvania : an account of the Indian events, in Pennsylvania, of the French and Indian war, Pontiac's war, Lord Dunmore's war, the revolutionary war, and the Indian uprising from 1789 to 1795 ; tragedies of the Pennsylvania frontier based primarily on the Penna. archives and colonial records / by C. Hale Sipe ; introduction by Dr. George P. Donehoo

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Author
Sipe, C. Hale
Date of Publication
1929.
Call Number
974.8011 S618w
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Author
Sipe, C. Hale
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
The Telegraph Press,
Date of Publication
1929.
Physical Description
793 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., fold. map (in pocket) ; 23 cm.
Notes
Tail-pieces.
"Principal sources utilized in the preparation of this work": p. [6]
"Officers of the colonies of the Delaware before the time of William Penn, and the governors of the province and the commonwealth from 1681 to 1799": p. [745]-746.
"Principal Indian towns in Pennsylvania": p. [747]-754.
"List of blockhouses not mentioned in the text of this history": p. [755]-761.
Includes information on the Conoy Indians, Conestoga Indians, Susquehanna Indians and Delaware Indians.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Indians of North America
Fortification - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Pennsylvania - Historic houses, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8011 S618w
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Meeting in Lancaster following declaration of War in 1812

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1929
ferocious attack of a desperate and veteran enemy near New Orleans." Meeting in Lancaster Following Declaration of War in 1812 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER O N June 19th, 1812, James Madison, President of the United States, issued a proclamation formally declaring that war existed between this country and
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1929
Physical Description
141-143 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 33, no. 7
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - War of 1812.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 33, number 7 (1929), p. 141-143Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.33
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Life of Jefferson Davis, with a seceret history of the Southern Confederacy, gathered "behind the scenes in Richmond." Containing curous and extraordinary information of the principal southern characters in the late war, in connection with President Davis, and in relation to the various intrigues of his administration

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Author
Pollard, Edward Alfred,
Date of Publication
[1869]
Call Number
923.5 D262p
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Responsibility
By Edward A. Pollard...
ISBN
0836950747
Author
Pollard, Edward Alfred,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Chicago [etc]
Publisher
National Pub. Co.
Date of Publication
[1869]
Physical Description
viii, 536 p. front. (port.) 23 cm.
Notes
LCHS copy lacks title page.
The author was a pro-slavery and pro-secession journalist and writer. A detailed article about him can be found at Encyclopedia.com : https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/energy-government-and-defense-magazines/edward-pollard
Subjects
Davis, Jefferson, - 1808-1889.
Confederate States of America - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
923.5 D262p
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=miun.acp5435.0001.001&view=1up&seq=5
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The Reading militia in the great war / by J. Bennett Nolan ... published under the auspices of the Historical society of Berks county

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Author
Nolan, J. Bennett
Date of Publication
[1921]
Call Number
974.816 R287n
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Author
Nolan, J. Bennett
Place of Publication
Reading, Pa
Publisher
Printed by F. A. Woerner
Date of Publication
[1921]
Physical Description
206 p. ; 19 cm.
Contents
The career of Company I, later known at Company D, 150th machine gun battalion, Forty-second division, American expeditionary force.--The career of Company A, later known as Company B, 106th machine gun battalion, Twenty-eighth division, American expeditionary force.
Subjects
United States. - Army. - Machine Gun Battalion, 10th.
United States. - Army. - Machine Gun Battalion, 135th.
World War, 1914-1918 - Pennsylvania - Reading.
World War, 1914-1918 - United States
Additional Corporate Author
Historical Society of Berks County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 R287n
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A constitutional view of the late war between the states : its causes, character, conduct and results ; presented in a series of colloquies at Liberty Hall

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Author
Stephens, Alexander Hamilton,
Date of Publication
[1868-70]
Call Number
937.7 S828
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Responsibility
by Alexander H. Stephens.
Author
Stephens, Alexander Hamilton,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
National Publishing Company,
Date of Publication
[1868-70]
Physical Description
2 v. : ill., plates ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
LCHS has vol. 2 only.
Summary
The library does not own a copy of the first volume. However, users can access it online using the link within this record.
Subjects
Constitutional history - United States.
United States - Politics and government - 1861-1865.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
937.7 S828
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.32106008025246&view=1up&seq=9
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.32106014777665&view=1up&seq=13
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