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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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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
Added to database 28 December 2023.
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Author
Maloney, Mary R.
Date of Publication
1961.
MARY R. MALONEY "DEAR KATE" An account of the tragic aftermath of the death of Major General John Fulton Reynolds, U.S.A., on the First Day of the Battle of Gettysburg. One of the most poignant and yet scarcely known tragedies of the Civil War was the death of Major General John Fulton Reynolds of
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Responsibility
by Mary R. Maloney.
Author
Maloney, Mary R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1961.
Physical Description
[136]-143 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 65, no. 3
Summary
Upon the death of Lancaster's General John Reynolds at the Battle of Gettysburg, a gold ring on a chain was found around his neck. It was inscribed "Dear Kate." The Reynolds family had not known that Reynoldshad planned to marry Catherine Mary Hewitt, "Kate". They did not even know of her until she visited Reynolds sister's home in Philadelphia to view his body. Ms Hewitt and General Reynolds had planned that if he did not survive the war, she would enter a convent. She followed through with the plan and entered a convent in Emittsburg,Pa. She left the service to the church 5 years later. The writer of this article could not determine what then happened to Kate.
Subjects
Reynolds, John Fulton, - 1820-1863.
Hewitt, Catherine Mary.
Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 65, number 3 (1961), p. 136-143Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.65
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The Department of the Susquehanna

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Author
Billet, Glenn E.
Date of Publication
1962.
GLENN E. BILLET THE DEPARTMENT OF THE SUSQUEHANNA Here for the first time is the history of the military department and its com- mander who was charged with repel- ling the Confederate invaders of Penn- sylvania. INTRODUCTION Many historians state that 1863 was the crucial year of the Civil War
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Responsibility
Glenn E. Billet.
Author
Billet, Glenn E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1962.
Physical Description
[1]-64 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.66, no.1
Subjects
Couch, Darius Nash, - 1822-1897.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 66, number 1 (1962), p. 1-64Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.66
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The Gallant Seventy-Ninth Regiment

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1962
M. LUTHER HEISEY THE GALLANT SEVENTY-NINTH REGIMENT Mr. Heisey turns the spotlight on Lan- caster County's most representative Civil War unit, chronicling the march- es and feats of that brave regiment. In this centennial anniversary period of the tremendous struggle known to us as our Civil War
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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.
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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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History of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Lancaster

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Author
McMahon, James D.
Date of Publication
1961
JAMES D. McMAHON HISTORY OF THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MONUMENT IN LANCASTER How a Civil War monument event- ually came to the crossroads of Lan- caster where it has resisted successfully the efforts of anti-traditionists is told by a police officer with an interest in the monument and history. In
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Responsibility
by James D. McMahon.
Author
McMahon, James D.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1961
Physical Description
[153]-171 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 65, no. 4
Subjects
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Lancaster, Pa.)
Monuments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 65, number 4 (1961), p. 153-171Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.65
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Author
Van Horn, Lawrence.
Date of Publication
1960.
Horn. INTRODUCTION The "Old Buck Cannon" was a ceremonial piece that made a precise debut into history in 1856. Its departure is obscure, not without mystery. After a brief appearance in the Civil War, the "Old Buck Cannon" is known to the best of my knowledge only in legend. It was a Griffen gun
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Responsibility
by Lawrence Van Horn.
Author
Van Horn, Lawrence.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1960.
Physical Description
[209]-222 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 64, no. 4
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Ordnance.
Artillery.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 64, number 4 (1960), p. 209-222Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.64
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Professor Koeppen : right or wrong?

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Author
Van Horn, Lawrence.
Date of Publication
1962
LAWRENCE VAN HORN PROFESSOR KOEPPEN: RIGHT OR WRONG? The author of other Civil War period studies published previously, Mr. Van Horn now turns his attention to the argument advanced by Professor Koep- pen of Franklin and Marshall College. Adolphus Ludwig Koeppen was a native of Denmark, a Greek by
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Responsibility
by Lawrence Van Horn.
Author
Van Horn, Lawrence.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1962
Physical Description
[140]-142 p. ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 66, no. 3
Subjects
Koeppen, Adolphus Louis, - 1804-1873.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Causes.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 66, number 3 (1962), p. 140-142Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.66
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