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Collection
Civil War Collection
Title
Civil War letters to Moses Long and Joseph H. Long's obituary
Object ID
MG0018_SerA_F060_It01-15
Date Range
1861-1864, 1934, 1961
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Collection
Civil War Collection
Title
Civil War letters to Moses Long and Joseph H. Long's obituary
Description
Item 1 Letter from Reuben C. Long to his brother, Joseph H. Long. Camp Nevin. With transcription. 29 October 1861.
Item 2 Photocopy of newspaper articles. "Col. Hambright Slashes Red Tape, Gets Lancaster Regiment in Field" and "Local Troops Chowless on Stalled Train." Reprinted in the Lancaster Intelligencer, 24 November 1961.
Item 3 Letter from Reuben C. Long to his father, Moses Long. Camp Nevin. With transcription and genealogy. 8 November 1861.
Item 4 Letter from Reuben C. Long to his father, Moses Long. Camp Cooper near Shelbeyville. With transcription. 20 June 1863.
Item 5 Letter from Reuben C. Long to his father, Moses Long. Louisville, Kentucky. With transcription. 1 October 1862.
Item 6 Map of Gen. O. M. Mitchell's campaign.
Envelope addressed to Moses Long. Postmarked Nashville, Tennessee, 18 July 1863.
Envelope addressed to Moses Long. Postmarked June 25.
Item 7 Letter from Reuben C. Long to his father, Moses Long. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. With envelope and transcription.
6 June 1863.
Item 8 Letter from Reuben C. Long to his father, Moses Long. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. With transcription. 22 June 1863. (see MG0018_SerA_F060_It08)
Item 9 Pass for a person of color to mend a fence along the Manchester Road. Written by Capt. M. D. Wickersham. 6 August 1862.
Item 10 Letter from Reuben C. Long to his father, Moses Long. Camp King, Kentucky. With transcription. 13 July 1863.
Item 11 Letter from Reuben C. Long to his father, Moses Long with praise for Mart Bachman. With transcription. No date.
Item 12 Letter from Reuben C. Long to his father, Moses Long. Cowan Station, Tennessee. With transcription. 1 August 1863.
Item 13 Letter from Lt. Edward McCaffrey to Moses Long with news of Reuben's death. Chattanooga, Tennessee. With transcription. 28 September 1863.
Item 14 Letter from Samuel W. Lantz to Moses Long stating that Reuben's body was not recovered from the battlefield. With transcription. 26 October 1863.
Item 15 Photocopy of newspaper obituary of Joseph H. Long (1845-1934).
Admin/Biographical History
Reuben Clark Long (1843-1863) enlisted 30 September 1861 and served as a private with the 79th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company E until his death at Chickamauga, Georgia on 19 September 1863.
Date Range
1861-1864, 1934, 1961
Creation Date
1861-1864, 1934, 1961
Creator
Long family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Lantz, Samuel W.
Long, Joseph Henry
Long, Moses
Long, Reuben Clark
McCaffrey, Edward
Subjects
African Americans--History
Letters
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 79th (1861-1865)
Search Terms
79th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (1861-1865)
Carroll County, Maryland
Civil War
Correspondence
Death
Letters
Manchester Road
Military life
Persons of color
Soldiers
United States Army
Extent
31 items
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0018_SerA_F060_It01-15
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Letter from R. C. Long to his father, 1863 (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.
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. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
1972.MSS72-162
Other Numbers
MG-18
Other Number
MG-18, Series A, Folder 60, Items 1-15
Classification
MG0018
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
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The Logan Guards of Lewistown, Pennsylvania; our first defenders of 1861; a history

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Author
Copeland, Willis R.
Date of Publication
c1962.
Call Number
974.846 L831
Author
Copeland, Willis R.
Place of Publication
Lewistown, Pa
Publisher
Mifflin County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
c1962.
Physical Description
75 p. illus. 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliography.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. - Infantry - Logan Guards, 1858-1861.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories - Pennsylvania Infantry - Logan Guards.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.846 L831
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In recognition of their prominence : a case study of the economic and social backgrounds of an ante-bellum Negro business and farming class in Lancaster County

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Author
Oblinger, Carl D.
Date of Publication
1968.
. Fishel, Jr., "Repercussions of Reconstruction: The Northern Negro, 1870-1883", Civil War History, XIV (Dec., 1968), 334-335. 2I have used a number of terms to identify the geographical subdivisions of Lancaster County in the 1850's that a reader might find confusing. Under the Pennsylvania Constitution
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Responsibility
by Carl D. Oblinger.
Author
Oblinger, Carl D.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1968.
Physical Description
[65]-83 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 72, no. 2
Subjects
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Economic conditions - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social conditions - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 72, number 2 (1968), p. 65-83Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.72
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Just south of Gettysburg, Carroll County, Maryland in the Civil War. : Personal accounts and descriptions of a Maryland border county, 1861-1865

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19166
Author
Klein, Frederic Shriver,
Date of Publication
1963.
Call Number
975.27 K64
Responsibility
edited by Frederic Shriver Klein ... with the collaboration of W. Harold Redcatm [and] G. Thomas LeGore.
Author
Klein, Frederic Shriver,
Place of Publication
Westminister, Md
Publisher
Newman Press,
Date of Publication
1963.
Physical Description
xix, 247 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes insert map "The Civil War in Carroll County Maryland, the Gettsyburg Campaign".
Contents
North and South -- The first invasion, 1862 -- The cavalry battle, June 29, 1863 -- After the battle -- Troops at Westminster, 1863 -- Transportation, supply and communications -- Sending the news -- Troop movements in 1863 -- Plans for a battle along Pipe Creek -- North and South at Union Mills -- The last invasion, 1864 -- Carroll County towns in the Civil War.
Summary
"These are the accounts of citizens and soldiers who described Civil War events in Carroll County, Md., as they saw them during the war years a century ago. They are eye-witness accounts for the most part, by people who were there at the time and who were the very first to begin recording the history of the war. No other event in American history produced so much documentary material from so many individual sources as did the Civil War. The tremendous emotional impact of this gigantic conflict between Americans, who had lived in a state of comparatively peaceful and romantic isolation from anything so incomprehensible as an ideological war, inspired tens of thousands of both literate and illiterate soldiers and civilians to record the most minute details of their daily experiences, as though they thought posterity would never believe that mankind could produce such vast and terrible chaos"--Preface.
Subjects
Carroll County (Md.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Maryland - Carroll County.
History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.27 K64
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Valley news echo : serving the Shenandoah and Potomac river valleys

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Date of Publication
1965.
Call Number
973.7 N558 Oversize
Place of Publication
Hagerstown, Md
Publisher
Potomac Edison Co.,
Date of Publication
1965.
Physical Description
6 v. in 1 : ill. ; 40 cm.
Dates of Publication
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Oct. 25, 1859)-v. 6, no. 4 (April 1865)
Notes
"A monthly newspaper ... which reprinted contemporary accounts of Civil War events." - Foreword.
LCHS copy missing Vol. 1 and several issues of Vol. 2.
Subjects
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Periodicals.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Centennial celebrations, etc.
Additional Corporate Author
Potomac Edison Company.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7 N558 Oversize
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Date of Publication
[1947-1980]
Call Number
974.815 LACI M815
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Newsclippings
Date of Publication
[1947-1980]
Physical Description
unp. ill. 30 cm.
Notes
Cover title. Scrapbook of news clippings about Civil War monument covering period 1947-1980
Subjects
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACI M815
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The Politics of civil rights in Lancaster, Pennsylvania : a senior thesis presented to the faculty of the Department of Politics and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, in partial fulfillmentt of the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18314
Author
Shirk, John Osborne.
Date of Publication
1965.
Call Number
323.974815 S558
Author
Shirk, John Osborne.
Place of Publication
Princeton, NJ
Publisher
University,
Date of Publication
1965.
Physical Description
174 p. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
African Americans
Civil rights movements - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Senior theses
Additional Corporate Author
Princeton University. Undergraduate Studies. BA theses. Politics.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
323.974815 S558
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Collection
Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers
Title
Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers
Object ID
MG0258
Date Range
1855-1865, 1972
Collection
Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers
Title
Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers
Description
Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers contain letters from Lebkicher family members before and during the Civil War. There are discharge papers for Jonah R. Duke and William H. Lebkicher who enlisted with Captain J. Miller Raub's Company D, 122nd Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers in August 1862. William (1846-1929) re-enlisted and his letters continue to 1865. Some of the letters concern transportation by train and subsequent wrecks and derailments, the rioting in Lancaster, the shortage of food and feed for animals, and the soldiers getting used to the shelling of their camp by the rebels. The majority of letters were written during the Civil War.
Admin/Biographical History
For more information about William H. Lebkicher, please see the Hershey Community Archives website. https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/lebkicher-william-henry-lebbie-1845-1929/
Date Range
1855-1865, 1972
Year Range From
1855
Year Range To
1972
Date of Accumulation
1855-1865, 1972
Creator
Lebkicher family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
People
Lebkicher, William Henry "Lebbie"
Lebkicher, Edwin M.
Lebkicher, David McGran
Subjects
Letters
Military discharge
Personal correspondence
United States. Army--Military life
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Soldiers
Soldiers, Black
Search Terms
Civil War
Correspondence, Personal
Discharge papers
Finding aids
Letters
Manuscript groups
Military discharge
Military life
Persons of color
Soldiers
Soldiers, Black
Extent
1 box, 12 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0258
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers (MG0258) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4b929d84-1c6a-4e1f-8bc2-523672636170
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers (MG0258), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
1998.MG0258
Other Numbers
MG-258
Other Number
MG-258
Classification
MG0258
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Organized and finding aid prepared by JM. Finding aid typed by KS and SH, 2013. Added to database 10 January 2022.
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Collection
Civil War Collection
Title
Civil War Collection
Object ID
MG0018
Date Range
1859-1990
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Collection
Civil War Collection
Title
Civil War Collection
Description
The Civil War Collection consists of material acquired over many years from different sources. Coverage is of Lancaster County soldiers and of daily life in the county during the Civil War. The collection contains records of various military units, family correspondence, "Home Front" papers, Civil War era diaries, the Captain John R. Bricker/Dept. of Commissary papers, celebration and reunion materials, images, newspaper clippings, and general orders.
System of Arrangement
The collection is organized by category into ten series.
The oversized documents of Series A, C, F, and H are oversized and filed flat in Box 4.
Series A Military Units: Series A contains documents of military units, including muster rolls, enlistment papers, discharge certificates, assignment and promotion records, and papers of individual soldiers and officers.
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Pennsylvania Militia
Certificate of State Regiments
U.S. Regiments
Series B Civil War Families
Benjamin Reed Family
Soldier's Letters
Series C The Lancaster Home Front
The Bounty Funds
Pension Claims
Articles
Letters
Series D Lancaster Notables
Series E Civil War Era Diaries
Series F The Captain John R. Bricker/Dept. of PA Commissary Papers
Series G Celebrations & Reunions
Series H Appendix
Articles, Photographic Prints, Blank Forms
Series I Printed General Orders
Series J Books
Date Range
1859-1990
Year Range From
1859
Year Range To
1990
Date of Accumulation
1859-1990
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Clark, James
Fass, John
Flick, Henry
Harris, Samuel
Hess, Martin D., Mrs.
Watson, George W.
Subjects
Letters
Soldiers
Soldiers, Black
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States. Army
United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
Search Terms
Autobiographies
Civil War
Discharge papers
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Memoirs
Muster rolls
Persons of color
Soldiers
Soldiers, Black
United States Army
Extent
15 boxes, 212 folders, 11 books, 9 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0018
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Abraham H. Good Family Papers (MG0542)
Henry Seiger's Civil War Letters (MG0570)
Lewis Jones Family Papers (MG0541)
Robert Clark Morrison Family Papers (MG0543)
Springer Family Letters (MG0540)
William M. McClure Family Papers (MG0544)
William McCaskey Civil War Letters (MG0355)
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
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-18
Classification
MG0018
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Much of the collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 23 March 2022.
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The Gallant Seventy-Ninth Regiment

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1962
participated in Sherman's famous march to the sea,. He died July 15, 1893, and is buried in the Lancaster Cemetery marked with this monu- ment DAVID MILES Born Nov. 26, 1831 Died July 15, 1893 Lieut. Col. 79th Regt. P. V. V. Inf. War of the Rebellion 1861-1865 Perryville Stone River Chickamauga Savannah
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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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Generals in blue; lives of the Union commanders

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Author
Warner, Ezra J.
Date of Publication
[1964]
Call Number
973.741 W281
Responsibility
by Ezra J. Warner.
Author
Warner, Ezra J.
Place of Publication
[Baton Rouge]
Publisher
Louisiana State University Press
Date of Publication
[1964]
Physical Description
xxiv, 679, [1] p. ports. 24 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 673-[680]
Subjects
Generals - United States.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.741 W281
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Churches of today and yesterday in southern Lancaster County

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Date of Publication
1968]
Call Number
200 D921

Reflections on the battle of Gettysburg

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17011
Date of Publication
1963.
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 13, no. 6
Responsibility
edited by Ralph S. Shay.
Place of Publication
Lebanon, Pa
Publisher
Lebanon County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
1963.
Physical Description
p. 275 - 303 : 19 cm.
Notes
In: Lebanon County Historical Society papers, v. 13, no. 6.
Subjects
Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863 - Personal narratives.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Shay, Ralph S.
McCreary, Jennie.
Earnest, Jennie McCreary.
Schantz, Franklin Jacob Fogel.
Additional Corporate Author
Lebanon County Historical Society (Pa.).
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 13, no. 6
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Pennsylvania and the Civil War : a handbook

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Author
Higginbotham, Sanford Wilson,
Date of Publication
1961.
Call Number
974.8033 H635
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Sanford W. Higginbotham, William A. Hunter, Donald H. Kent ; artwork by Florence Vinyard.
Author
Higginbotham, Sanford Wilson,
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1961.
Physical Description
22 p. : maps, port. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"Suggestions for reading and research": p. 16-17.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Additional Author
Hunter, William A.
Kent, Donald H.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8033 H635
Websites
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The role played by the Pennsylvania Railroad in the "Main Line" area of Philadelphia : History of the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad

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Author
Tripicion, Joseph F.
Date of Publication
1960.
Call Number
385 T835
Responsibility
by Joseph F. Tripicion.
Author
Tripicion, Joseph F.
Date of Publication
1960.
Physical Description
21l [15]p.: ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Typescipt and photocopy.
Subjects
Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad.
Pennsylvania Railroad - History.
Railroads - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
385 T835
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Collection
Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection
Title
Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection (MG-0029)
Object ID
MG0029
Date Range
1916-1993
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Collection
Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection
Title
Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection (MG-0029)
Description
General Strickler was a three star general who served in the Mexican Conflict, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Far East Command in Japan. He was born in Columbia, Pa., educated as a lawyer, and served as Pennsylvania's Republican Lieutenant Governor from 1947-1950. Collection includes military citations and certificates, correspondence when elected, speaking engagements, clubs and organizations, and photographs.
Admin/Biographical History
Daniel Bursk Strickler
Personal Life:
Daniel Bursk Strickler was born on 17 May 1897 in Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His parents, Calvin Ruby Strickler and Harriet Bursk Strickler, raised him in Columbia. Strickler married Caroline Grace Bolton on 11 October 1924. Daniel and Caroline Strickler had two children, Nancy Cupper Strickler and Daniel Bursk Strickler, Jr. Daniel Bursk Strickler, Sr. died on 21 June 1992.
Military Career:
Daniel Strickler enlisted in the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry of the Army National Guard under the command of General Edward C. Shannon as a private on 31 January 1916. By April, Strickler was promoted to corporal and in July was assigned to the Mexican Border Conflict as a sergeant. He soon showed his value as a soldier and leader, and in April of 1917 was elected second lieutenant of Company C of the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry of the Army National Guard.
In September, Strickler was promoted once again to first lieutenant, at the same time that Company C became Company B of the 109th Machine Gun Battalion of the 28th Infantry Division of the United States Army. His company was deployed to France in September 1917 during World War I. Strickler served in five French campaigns including the Battle of Argonne Forest, which was when he received his Purple Heart. He obtained several commissions over the next eleven years including captain in 1918, major in 1922 and lieutenant colonel in 1928.
Just seven years after being promoted to colonel, Strickler was sent to France for a second time. He was in command of the 28th Division, Infantry Regiment during World War II. In 1942, he started command with the 109th Unit and then the 110th Unit of the 28th Division. In June of 1944, Strickler and his men landed at Omaha Beach. Strickler commanded troops during the Battle of the Bulge in the following December. He returned to the United States after three years of fighting.
Strickler was presented the honor of brigadier general in March of 1946 and on 24 December 1947, he was promoted to major general. Strickler remained in the Army and served in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. Afterwards, he served as an advisor for the Army as a diplomat to Korea until his retirement in 1957. Strickler's final commission occurred on 8 February 1960 to lieutenant general. He had been honored many times and received military decorations for valor, heroism, and dedication including three stars.
Education:
Daniel Strickler attended Columbia area public schools until he graduated from Columbia High School in 1916. He was the captain of the track team, president of the junior and senior class, and a member of the baseball and basketball teams. Upon his return from World War I in 1918, Strickler enrolled at Cornell University Law School in Ithaca, New York. He took on many more responsibilities at this stage of his life. Not only did he receive his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in 1922, but he was also a member of various organizations, clubs and teams during his three years at Cornell University. He was captain of the track team and a member of the Senior Honor Society. Strickler was also president of the following organizations: Senior Class, Student Council, Quill and Dagger Society and Alpha Kappa Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
Professional Career:
Daniel Strickler was admitted to the Bar of several courts during the 1920s including Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; Courts of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Superior Court of Pennsylvania; United States District Court; and United States Supreme Court. He worked with several law firms after obtaining his degree and in 1930, between the births of his two children, he established his own law firm in Lancaster. His legal career was not much different from his military or educational careers. He was involved with various professional organizations such as Pennsylvania Bar Association, Lancaster Bar Association, The American Bar Association, the Blackstonian Club of Lancaster, and the Republican Club. Strickler served as Auditor for Lancaster County from 1927 to 1929 and on a Special Counsel for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1928 to 1930. In 1931, Strickler was elected to the Pennsylvania Legislature to serve in the House of Representatives, thus jump-starting his political career.
Political Career:
The political career of Daniel Strickler brought him several new titles including auditor, special counsel member, representative, commissioner, solicitor, committeeman, delegate and lieutenant governor. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives during 1931 and 1932, General and Special Sessions. In 1931, Strickler served as the delegate for Pennsylvania at the National Young Republican Conference in Washington, DC. He was the temporary president of the Young Republican State Committee (YRSC) during 1931 as well. After his temporary appointment, he became an executive committee member of YRSC until 1936 and was also appointed as treasurer from 1934 until 1936.
From April to December of 1932, Strickler became the commissioner of the police department of Lancaster City as a special temporary appointment. During this time, he was in charge of cleaning up the police department and taking a stand against corruption and crime. He was a strong prohibitionist and cleaned up the city. Upon selection, he became the solicitor for Lancaster County, the York-Lancaster Inter-County Bridge Commission, and the Lancaster Municipal Airport from 1933 to 1941. He also served as the Republican County Committeeman for the 1st Precinct, 6th Ward, in Lancaster City until 1941. In 1946, Strickler was elected lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, which he fulfilled from 1947 until 1950 when he resigned to serve in the Korean War.
System of Arrangement
Boxes 1-6 are organized by subject. Scrapbooks are organized by volume
Book 1: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, Military Records, November 1918-February 1933
Book 2: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, [1919-1922]
Book 3: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, October 1923-January 1947
Book 4: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, April 1932-November 1933
Book 5: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, February 1942-September 1975
Book 6: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, March 1945-January 1947
Book 7: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, January 1947-May 1948
Book 8: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, January 1947-October 1950
Book 9: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, January 1958-March 1958
Date Range
1916-1993
Creation Date
1897-1992
Year Range From
1916
Year Range To
1993
Creator
Strickler, Daniel Bursk
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Bradley, Omar Nelson
Clark, Mark
Eisenhower, Dwight David "Ike"
Eisenhower, Mary Geneva Doud "Mamie"
Groff, John
Ridgeway, Matthew Bunker
Strickler, Daniel Bursk
Taylor, Lydia Happer
Taylor, Maxwell Davenport
Subjects
Broadsides
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
College Student Government, Cornell University
Columbia (Pa.)
Cornell University--Track and field
Cornell University. Law School
France
Germany
Harrisburg (Pa.)
Ithaca (N.Y.)
Korean War, 1950-1953
Lancaster (Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local
Letters
Mexican Border Conflict
Mexico
Military decorations--United States
Pennsylvania--Lieutenant Governor (1947-1951 : Strickler)
Phi Delta Phi
Political cartoons
Politicians--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Quill and Dagger Society (Cornell University)
Scrapbooks
Swimmandos
United States. Army Reserves
Veterans--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
Young Men's Christian Association of Lancaster, Pa.
Search Terms
Broadsides
College Student Government, Cornell University
Columbia
Cornell University Law School
Correspondence
France
Germany
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Ithaca, New York
Korean War
Lancaster
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Letters
Lieutenant Governor
Mexican Border Conflict
Mexico
Military decorations
Phi Delta Phi
Political cartoons
Politicians
Quill and Dagger Society (Cornell University)
Scrapbooks
Swimmandos
Track and field
Veterans
World War I
World War II
WWI
WWII
Young Men's Christian Association
Extent
6 boxes, 54 folders, 9 scrapbooks, 6 cubic feet
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0029
Associated Material
Located at Pennsylvania State Archives:
Daniel B. Strickler Collection, 1916- 1919, 1943- 1957, 1967, & undated, 3 cu. ft., Manuscript Group 356
Related Item Notes
Located in the LancasterHistory.org research library:
Distinguished Military Men: Word Portraits of Eight of Columbia's Finest, by Wayne Von Stetten, Call No. 923.5 V945
Coming of Age in Columbia, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 905.748 SM (Oct. 1981)
Memoirs of Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant General Daniel Bursk Strickler, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 923.5 S917
Lancaster Law Library Association, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, esq., Call No. 974.9 L245 v. 39
Soul of America, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 974.9 L245 v. 71
Daniel B. Strickler, World War I Diary, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 923.5 S917d
25 Cited as Most Influential Lancaster Countians of the Century, by John Ward Willson Loose, Call No. 974.9 L245 v. 102, no. 4
Please see the Curatorial Collection for objects and the Photograph Collection for photographs.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions for Boxes 1-6. Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Scrapbooks:
Book 1: Please make an appointment with the archivist.
Book 2: Please make an appointment with the archivist.
Book 3: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Book 4: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Book 5: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Book 6: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Book 7: Please make an appointment with the archivist.
Book 8: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Book 9: Please make an appointment with the archivist.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-29
Classification
MG0029
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Boxes 1-6 were cataloged prior to July 1997. Scrapbooks 1-9 were cataloged in 2008. Added to database 5 September 2017.
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The triumph of militant Republicanism; a study of Pennsylvania and presidential politics, 1860-1872

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Author
Bradley, Erwin Stanley,
Date of Publication
1964
Call Number
974.804 B811
Author
Bradley, Erwin Stanley,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Date of Publication
1964
Physical Description
467 p. ports. 22 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 435-450.
Contents
Chapters: The Political Antecedents - The Republican Triumph of 1860 - The Crisis - Curtin Rides the Tide - Triumph of the Cameron Machine - The First Fruits of Victory - The Emergence of John White Geary - The Cameronian Path of Empire - The Witches' Brew of the Geary Regime - Voices of Protest - The Triumph of Reaction.
Summary
Scholarly account of how the Democrats lost Pennsylvania because of their stance in the Civil War, and how the corrupt Simon Cameron, rather than reformers like Andrew Curtin and Thaddeus Stevens, took their place.
Subjects
Republican Party. - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1861-1865.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1865-1950.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.804 B811
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A plan for institutional services for Lancaster county, Pennsylvania : a report to the board of county commissioners of Lancaster county

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17754
Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.) Citizens' Advisory Committee.
Date of Publication
1961.
Call Number
352.96 L245ca
Responsibility
by the Citizens' Advisory Committee.
Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.) Citizens' Advisory Committee.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1961.
Physical Description
36 leaves ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Hospitals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Hospitals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Planning.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Planning.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Prisons and reformatories.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Prisons and reformatories.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352.96 L245ca
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The Lancaster Federalists and the War of 1812

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Author
Madonna, G. Terry.
Date of Publication
1967
The Lancaster Federalists And the War of 1812 G. Terry Madonna In the first sixteen years of the nineteenth century, between the first election of Jefferson and that of Monroe, the Democrats 1 in Pennsylvania boasted that they formed the "Keystone in the Demo- cratic Arch"; and it seemed that the
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Responsibility
by G. Terry Madonna.
Author
Madonna, G. Terry.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1967
Physical Description
[137]-164 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 71, no. 3
Subjects
Federal Party (U.S.)
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government.
United States - History - War of 1812.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 71, number 3 (1967), p. 137-164Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.71
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A history of the Lancaster Law and Order Society

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Author
Betts, Peter J.,
Date of Publication
1965
crime and vice stretch. District Attorney Wilson Bucher's opposition to Bingo is directed at preventing a small and innocent-looking crack from appearing in our moral armor, a crack which would admit the van- guard of crime and immorality. The Editor �A History of the Lancaster Law and Order Society
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Responsibility
by Peter J. Betts.
Author
Betts, Peter J.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1965
Physical Description
[216]-239 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 69, no. 4
Subjects
Twombley, Clifford J.
Spotts, Charles Dewey, - 1899-1974.
Law and Order Society - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Sin - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Gambling - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Prostitution - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 69, number 4 (1965), p. 216-239Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.69
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