This collection contains letters written to or received from Gen. William McCaskey and other members of his family, as well as two photographs.
Admin/Biographical History
Gen. William Spencer McCaskey was born near Paradise, Lancaster County, and was the younger brother of noted educator John Piersol McCaskey. At 17 he enlisted in Company F of the 47th Regiment during the Civil War. He reenlisted and saw combat in Kentucky, Tennessee, and participated in Sherman's March to the Sea. He mustered out in 1865 as a Captain. He reenlisted again the following year and served all over the United States before retiring as a Major General in 1907. He died in San Francisco in 1914. He was married to Eleanor Garrison, with whom he had six children: Margaret, Hiram, Garrison, Douglas, Charles, and Eleanor.
MG0741 Gen. William S. McCaskey Papers (Farioli and Nichols)
MG0742 Farioli and Nichols' Research on Gen. McCaskey
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Gen. William McCaskey Family Collection, 1866-1906 (MG0941), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Four generations of the McCaskey family. From left are John Piersol McCaskey born 1837, Mary Ellen McCaskey born 1887, Edward William McCaskey born 1863, and Margaret Piersol McCaskey born 1810. Photograph taken by B. Frank Saylor, engraving by Rea.
Lancaster High School students. Names listed on back of photo: Arthur H. Bell; Walter E. Barr; Harry C. Bolenius; Ralph W. Coho; George W. Cornelius; Harold F. Diffenderfer; Charles W. Diller; Leon D. Dodge; William W. Eichler; James R. Elliott; Frederick Gasser; Ernest W. Haverstick; Eugene A. Heim; John P. Herr; William Hook; Guy H. Killian; William H. Kready; George E. Kuhlman; Walter S. Mellinger; Peter Mohr; Donald G. McCaskey; Robert Bruce McGaw; Harry P. Nolty; William P. Ostermayer; George K. Reynolds; Oliver J. Smith; Clay Sprecher; Lewis B. Sprecher; Harry A. Stauffer; Charles A. Steckman; and William H. Thompson. A number of female students are shown in the photo but their names are not listed. John P. McCaskey is seated at left in the front row.
Lancaster High School class of 1892--group of standing and seated young men with teacher, Prof. John P. McCaskey. Idlentification above and below picture: Leonard, C. Baker, Suleso, Kepler, Sponhert, Fieber, Gable, Higbee, Michael, Joseph, Howell, Frey. Isenberger, Bowman, Myers, Eby, Edgerly, McClain, Gompf, Powell, S. Baker, Smith, Albright, Warren, Campbell.
Lancaster High School class of 1901. List of people attached, but not identified on photograph: Mary Resh; Daisy Greiner; Jennie M. Kieffer; Katharine Brown; Mathilde Globisch; Edna P. Carpenter; Mary M. Book; Alberta W. Paden; Grace R. Hawthorne, Sara D. Lutz, Stella Gingrich, Mary K. Strine, C. Elizabeth Hoyler, Edna A. Miles, Irene F. Haughman, Florentine R. Marx, Mary F. Slaugh. Myrtle Adams, Mary W. Smith, M. Maude Mentzer, Lillian D. Freund, Bertha M. Hostetter, May B. Hawthorne, Lula G. Bausman, Minnie Sulcov, Leila M. Frantz, Mabel Zercher, Amy G. Bartholomew, Minnie R.Wise, Olive J. Bonine, Elsie R. Worrst, Nellie C. Haines, Amelia C. Bertschi, Elsie M. Bauman, Jessie A. Koch, Annie J. Heinitsh, Gertrude L. Siegler, M. Ethel Hurst, Clara Kieffer, Sue F. Fralich, M. Blanche McMichel, Lewis H. Abel, John W. Appel, Leonard J. Bachler, Elwood R. Bucher, John J. Crumbaugh,Daniel M. Dukeman, Ephraim S. Eshleman, Alfred C. Fickes, Charles S. Hoffman, Paul H. Keppel, Kirwin W. Kinard, William E. Zercher, Walter R. Markley, Lewis A. Noll, James I. Pyle, John W. Reith, Roscoe R. Schnader, George A. Schwebel, Frank F. Shue, Bon Smaling, Warren E. Snyder, Andrew K. Stehman, Robert J. Titzel, also John P. McCaskey.
Lancaster High School class of 1901, seated on the steps of the school. John Piersol McCaskey is seated to the right of the first row. Students in the photo include: William Zecher, Ephraim Eshleman, James I. Pyle, Dr. John Rieth and Mabel Zecher Kieffer.
Photograph- Cabinet card. John P. McCaskey. Written on back: " 'Glorious indeed is the world around us, but more glorious is the world of God within us.' Longfellow 6/20/89 Very truly yours, J. P. McCaskey".
Photograph- Cabinet card. John P. McCaskey. Written on back: " 'Glorious indeed is the world around us, but more glorious is the world of God within us.' Longfellow 6/20/89 Very truly yours, J. P. McCaskey".
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Cabinet card. John P. McCaskey. Written on back: " 'Glorious indeed is the world around us, but more glorious is the world of God within us.' Longfellow 6/20/89 Very truly yours, J. P. McCaskey".
