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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9fe55d6a-38d1-43ca-9d82-433695845170
Collection
Military Records of Charles A. Meisenberger
Title
The Military Records for Charles A. Meisenberger
Object ID
MG0782
Date Range
1894-1942
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Collection
Military Records of Charles A. Meisenberger
Title
The Military Records for Charles A. Meisenberger
Description
The Military Records for Charles A. Meisenberger contain the military materials and paperwork, documenting the career Charles A. Meisenberger had in the Army, from 1898 to 1938, when he was last discharged. Meisenberger served in the Spanish American War, the China Insurrection, the Mexican War, and World War I. This collection contains, letters from the War Department, photographs of Meisenberger and his gravestone, Honorable Discharge certificates, obituaries, and other military information.
Admin/Biographical History
Charles A. Meisenberger was born on December 18, 1874. He served in the military for 40 years, and served during the Spanish American War, the China Insurrection, the Mexican War, and World War I. Meisenberger was married to Mary E. Buch before they eventually divorced. Together they had three children: Charles A. Jr., Vintage, Paul A. and Catherine Mary. He passed away on October 5, 1941 at the age of 66.
Date Range
1894-1942
Creation Date
1894-1942
Year Range From
1894
Year Range To
1942
Date of Accumulation
1894-1942
Creator
Meisenberger, Charles A., 1874-1941
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Buch, Mary E.
Meisenberger, Charles A.
Strickler, Daniel Bursk
Subjects
Letters
Military discharge
Photographs
United States. Army
World War, 1914-1918
Search Terms
Correspondence
Finding aids
Letters
Manuscript groups
Military discharge
Photographs
United States Army
World War I
WWI
Extent
1 box, 1 folder, 21 items, 32 pages, .5 cubic feet
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2019-03-05
Object ID
MG0782
Related Item Notes
World War I Collection, 1916-1972, MG-45
World War I Papers for Frank Schober, MG-797
World War I Papers of Thomas, James, and Victor Kegel, MG-798
Charles E. Schuler Papers, MG-780
William Barlow Papers, MG-781
William Raymond Elbert Papers, MG-784
Diary Collection, 1836-1978, MG-247
William J. Buch Papers, 1917-1958, MG-658
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
Military Records of Charles A. Meisenberger (MG-782), Folder #, Insert #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Numbers
MG-782
Classification
MG0782
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by EM, February 2019.
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/463570c1-e9cc-45d6-8d0b-856281071295
Collection
Marriott Brosius Papers
Title
Marriott Brosius Papers
Object ID
MG0952
Date Range
1837-2000s
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Marriott Brosius Papers
Title
Marriott Brosius Papers
Description
Marriott Brosius Papers:
Letter to Deborah T. Simmons Coates from [a sibling], 1837
Letter to Elizabeth Coates from Alice, 1862 (Elizabeth Jackson Coates, future wife of Marriott Brosius)
Civil War diary of Marriott Brosius, 1863-1865, with damage from bullet that shattered his arm (original, digital copy of images of each page and transcription)
Note from Gertrude (donor's g-g-grandmother) to her daughters Gertrude and Helen regarding the diary
Framed certificate: Commission to 2nd Lt., 97th Infantry
Pass for leave, Marriott Brosius, 1863
Digital and hardcopy of "Marriott Brosius story"
Digital and hardcopy of "Marriott Brosius military regiment history"
Date Range
1837-2000s
Date of Accumulation
1837-2000s
Creator
Reinhardsen, Jeffrey L.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Brosius, Marriott Henry
Coates, Deborah T. Simmons
Brosius, Elizabeth Jackson Coates
Coho, Gertrude Coates Brosius
Reinhardsen, Gertrude Brosius Coho
Vestey, Helen Elizabeth Coho
Subjects
Biographies
Diaries
Letters
Military promotions
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States. Army
United States. Army--Officers
Search Terms
Biographies
Civil War
Correspondence
Diaries
Finding aids
Letters
Manuscript groups
Military promotions
United States Army
Extent
7 items
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0952
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Access Conditions / Restrictions
This collection has not been cataloged, but may be used by appointment. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2022.013
Other Numbers
MG-952
Classification
MG0952
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Lancaster County in the various wars

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo747
Author
Haldeman, Horace L.
Date of Publication
1914
, Military. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1914 Description: 9-11 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 1 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.18 Location: LCHSJL -- Journal Article (reading room
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Responsibility
by Horace L. Haldeman.
Author
Haldeman, Horace L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1914
Physical Description
9-11 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 1
Summary
An account of Lancaster County's wartime contributions from 1744 through the Spanish American War in 1898.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History, Military.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 18, number 1 (1914), p. 9-11Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.18
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The military hospital at Litiz, 1777-78

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3386
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1919
The Military Hospital at Lititz, 1777-78. During the period under consideration Lititz was a Moravian settlement consisting of eighteen buildings, which included residences and several larger structures. These houses were ranged along Main Street between the eastern extremity of what is no* the
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Responsibility
by Prof. Herbert H. Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1919
Physical Description
[4]-14 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 23, no. 1
Summary
This article, written in 1919, describes life in Lititz during the Revolutionary war as well as the establishment the military hospital. Lititz was not a formal religious community as were Nazareth and Bethlehem, but the Moravian church was very influential in the town and operated several businesses there. The article provides many diary entries, some of which are unrelated to the hospital.
Subjects
Military hospitals - Pennsylvania.
Lititz (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Contained In
Contained in: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 23, number 1 (1919), p. 5-14Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.23
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Negative, Glass Plate

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7d6feae1-f12f-472a-9f8c-467885603044
Collection
Lancaster Camera Club Collection
Object ID
LC-01-05-01
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  1 image  
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
Lancaster Camera Club Collection
Description
Man in military uniform
Provenance
Collection of glass-plate negatives found in LCHS vault. Boxes were labeled "Lancaster Camera Club" but negatives are attributed to David Bachman Landis.
Year Range From
1910
Year Range To
1920
Creator
Landis, David Bachman
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Uniforms
Military
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Film Size
4 x 5 inches
Object ID
LC-01-05-01
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Negative, Glass Plate

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/dd970e00-41d6-4ae2-a6f4-672864419101
Collection
Dillman Bomberger Collection
Object ID
DB-01-02-52
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  1 image  
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
Dillman Bomberger Collection
Description
Military regiment
Provenance
Gift of Jim Tshudy. Bought at auction from Bomberger family in Lititz.
Year Range From
1905
Year Range To
1915
Creator
Bomberger, Dillman Randolph
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Military
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Film Size
4 x 5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
DB-01-02-52
Notes
Dillman R. Bomberger (December 15, 1879 - 1944) was a schoolteacher and photographer who was born near Lexington, Elizabeth Township. He worked as a schoolteacher in Elizabeth Township and by 1910 was working as a bookkeeper for Bayonne Steel Casting Company in Reading, PA. He married Aimee Brubaker in 1910 and had two children: Verna and David.
The photographs in this collection are mostly of family or friends and locations in the Elizabeth Township, Warwick Township and Lititz area.
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e2dcf9b9-1ff7-49a7-8cbe-668723238654
Collection
Bruce Ryder Photograph Collection
Object ID
BR-01-01-10
Date Range
1918
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Bruce Ryder Photograph Collection
Description
Paul b. Ryder in military uniform at Camp Meade, Maryland in 1918
Date Range
1918
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Ryder, Paul B.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
World War I
Camp Meade, Maryland
Military
Uniforms
Soldiers
Place
Camp Meade, Maryland
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5.75 x 3.5 inches
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
photo has bits of black photo album paper stuck to back
Object ID
BR-01-01-10
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f28c30a4-bb9a-427a-823b-866649230271
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-16-01-36
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  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Real photo postcard. I Co., 29th Inf., Fort Niagara, New York.
Year Range From
1912
Year Range To
1915
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Military
Place
Fort Niagara, New York
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-16-01-36
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/947598bd-28d2-4fb3-8711-695162529685
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-16-01-37
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Real photo postcard. Interior of bullet riddled house where Mexican bandits attacked U. S. Troops. Written on back: "some closs it wod do some of the old boys good to here some bullets zip zip zing zing over their heads would it kid hay, they had the range". Two men standing in house. One man is identified as B Co., 28th Inf., First Sgt.
Year Range From
1910
Year Range To
1918
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Military
Mexico
Place
Mexico
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-16-01-37
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b50e8337-7c62-410a-a895-452135110608
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-16-01-38
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Real photo postcard. Two men in military uniforms sitting in front of a small tent. Other men in uniform are in background.
Year Range From
1910
Year Range To
1918
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Military
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-16-01-38
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