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The Confederate Approach on Harrisburg

Author : Cooper H. Wingert
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614237581
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book The Confederate Approach on Harrisburg written by Cooper H. Wingert and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The little-known story of how Southern forces came close to invading the capital of Pennsylvania—includes photos. In June 1863, Harrisburg braced for an invasion. The Confederate troops of Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell steadily moved toward the Pennsylvania capital. Capturing Carlisle en route, Ewell sent forth a brigade of cavalry under Brigadier Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins. After occupying Mechanicsburg for two days, Jenkins’s troops skirmished with Union militia near Harrisburg. Jenkins then reported back to Ewell that Harrisburg was vulnerable. Ewell, however, received orders from army commander Robert E. Lee to concentrate southward—toward Gettysburg—immediately. Left in front of Harrisburg, Jenkins had to fight his way out at the Battle of Sporting Hill. The following day, Jeb Stuart’s Confederate cavalry made its way to Carlisle and began the infamous shelling of its Union defenders and civilian population. Running out of ammunition and finally making contact with Lee, Stuart also retired south toward Gettysburg. In this enlightening history, author Cooper H. Wingert traces the Confederates to the gates of Harrisburg in these northernmost actions of the Gettysburg Campaign.

Harrisburg and the Civil War

Author : Cooper H Wingert
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625844972
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Harrisburg and the Civil War written by Cooper H Wingert and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-02 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Civil War history examines the vital role played by the Pennsylvania capital and the many ways the conflict left its mark on the city and its people. Answering President Lincoln’s call for volunteers, men from across Pennsylvania swarmed Harrisburg to fight for the Union. The cityscape was transformed as soldiers camped on the lawn of the capitol, schools and churches were turned into hospitals and the local fairgrounds became the training facility of Camp Curtin. For four years, Harrisburg and its railroad hub served as a continuous facilitation site for thousands of Northern soldiers on their way to the front lines. Its vital role in the Union war effort twice placed Harrisburg in the sights of the Confederates—most famously during the Gettysburg Campaign when Southern forces neared the city's outskirts. Though civilians kept an anxious eye to the opposite bank of the Susquehanna River, Harrisburg's defenses were never breached. In Harrisburg and the Civil War, Cooper H. Wingert crafts a portrait of a capital at war, from the political climate to the interactions among the citizens and the troops.

The Confederate Approach on Harrisburg

Author : Cooper H. Wingert
Publisher : Civil War
ISBN 13 : 9781609498580
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book The Confederate Approach on Harrisburg written by Cooper H. Wingert and published by Civil War. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In June 1863, Harrisburg braced for an invasion as the Confederate troops of Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell steadily moved toward the Pennsylvania capital. Capturing Carlisle en route, Ewell sent forth a brigade of cavalry under Brigadier General Albert Gallatin Jenkins. After occupying Mechanicsburg for two days, Jenkins's troops skirmished with Union militia near Harrisburg. Jenkins then reported back to Ewell that Harrisburg was vulnerable. Ewell, however, received orders from army commander Lee to concentrate southward--toward Gettysburg--immediately. Left in front of Harrisburg, Jenkins had to fight his way out at the Battle of Sporting Hill. The following day, Jeb Stuart's Confederate cavalry made its way to Carlisle and began the infamous shelling of its Union defenders and civilian population. Running out of ammunition and finally making contact with Lee, Stuart also retired south toward Gettysburg. Author Cooper H. Wingert traces the Confederates to the gates of Harrisburg in these northernmost actions of the Gettysburg Campaign.

"Too Much for Human Endurance"

Author : Ronald D. Kirkwood
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1611214521
Total Pages : 585 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book "Too Much for Human Endurance" written by Ronald D. Kirkwood and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories of the doctors, nurses and patients at the Union Army’s hospital in Gettysburg come to life in this unique Civil War history. Those who toiled and suffered at the Army of the Potomac’s XI Corps hospital at the George Spangler Farm in Gettysburg have long since departed. But Ronald D. Kirkwood, a journalist and George Spangler Farm expert, shares their stories—many of which have never been told before—in this gripping and scholarly narrative. Using a wealth of firsthand accounts, Kirkwood re-creates the XI Corps hospital complex and its people—especially George and Elizabeth Spangler, whose farm was nearly destroyed in the fateful summer of 1863. A host of notables make appearances, including Union officers George G. Meade, Henry J. Hunt, Edward E. Cross, Francis Barlow, Francis Mahler, Freeman McGilvery, and Samuel K. Zook. Pvt. George Nixon III, great-grandfather of President Richard M. Nixon, would die there, as would Confederate Gen. Lewis A. Armistead, who fell mortally wounded at the height of Pickett’s Charge. Kirkwood presents the most complete lists ever published of the dead, wounded, and surgeons at the Spanglers’ XI Corps hospital, and breaks new ground with stories of the First Division, II Corps hospital at the Spanglers’ Granite Schoolhouse. He also examines the strategic importance of the property itself, which was used as a staging area to get artillery and infantry to the embattled front line.

Facing Sherman in South Carolina

Author : Christopher G. Crabb
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614230641
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book Facing Sherman in South Carolina written by Christopher G. Crabb and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-12-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major General William T. Sherman's march from Savannah, Georgia, to Columbia, South Carolina, was marked by a battle with an unrelenting enemy: the swamps of the Palmetto State. For more than two weeks, Sherman's veterans faced an unforgiving quagmire, coupled by daily skirmishes with gallant bands of outnumbered Confederates. Along the way, a ruined countryside and wrecked towns marked the path of an army unlike any "since the days of Julius Caesar." It would take an army as adept with the axe as they were with the rifle to tame the rivers, tributaries and swamps of the South Carolina Lowcountry. Join historian Chris Crabb as he traces the steps of Sherman's sixty-thousand-man army in its "amphibious march" from Beaufort to Columbia.

Targeted Tracks

Author : Scott L. Mingus
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1611214629
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Targeted Tracks written by Scott L. Mingus and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Anyone who is interested in Civil War logistics, wartime railroads, and the Cumberland Valley of Pennsylvania needs to read this study.” —Eric J. Wittenberg, award-winning historian and author The Civil War was the first conflict in which railroads played a major role. Although much has been written about their role in general, little has been written about specific lines. The Cumberland Valley Railroad, for example, played an important strategic role by connecting Hagerstown, Maryland to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Its location enhanced its importance during some of the Civil War’s most critical campaigns. Because of its proximity to major cities in the Eastern Theater, the Cumberland Valley Railroad was an enticing target for Confederate leaders and an invaluable resource for the Union Army. In October 1859, abolitionist John Brown used the CVRR in his fateful Harpers Ferry raid. The line was under direct threat by invading Confederates during the Antietam Campaign, and the following summer suffered serious damage during the Gettysburg Campaign. In 1864, Rebel raiders burned much of its headquarters town, Chambersburg, including the homes of many CVRR employees. The railroad was as vital to residents of the bustling and fertile Cumberland Valley as it was to the Union war effort. Targeted Tracks is grounded on the railway’s voluminous reports, the letters and diaries of local residents and Union and Confederate soldiers, official reports, and newspaper accounts. The primary sources, combined with the expertise of the authors, bring this largely untold story to life. “Mingus and Wingert have done a splendid job telling the story of the industrial, economic, social, and military history of the CVRR . . . engaging.” —Ted Alexander, chief historian (ret.), Antietam National Battlefield

At the Forefront of Lee's Invasion

Author : Robert J. Wynstra
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781606353547
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (535 download)

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Download or read book At the Forefront of Lee's Invasion written by Robert J. Wynstra and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is about the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania through the eyes of the soldiers and civilians who experienced it"--

Two Witnesses at Gettysburg

Author : Gary W. Gallagher
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405181125
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Two Witnesses at Gettysburg written by Gary W. Gallagher and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-01-12 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two reporters, A.J.L. Fremantle and Whitelaw Reid, one traveling with the Union army and the other with the Confederates, are the authors of these two magnificent firsthand accounts of the battle of Gettysburg in 1863, the pivotal action of the Civil War. Presents engaging firsthand accounts of the battle of Gettysburg Completely updated with a new introduction, references, illustrations and maps Includes a bibliographic essay for further reading Provides students with a unique and engaging look at the most pivotal action of the Civil War

Slavery & the Underground Railroad in South Central Pennsylvania

Author : Cooper H Wingert
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625857322
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Slavery & the Underground Railroad in South Central Pennsylvania written by Cooper H Wingert and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-08 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This in-depth history examines how a stronghold of slavery in Pennsylvania became a central hub for the abolitionist cause. Much like the rest of the nation, South Central Pennsylvania has a fraught history of struggle over slavery. The institution lingered locally for more than fifty years, even as it went virtually extinct everywhere else within Pennsylvania. Gradually, abolitionist views prevailed as the region became an important destination for enslaved people escaping the south. The Appalachian Mountains and the Susquehanna River provided natural cover for fugitive, causing an influx of travel along the Underground Railroad. Locals like William Wright and James McAllister assisted these runaways while publicly advocating to abolish slavery. In this expert study, historian Cooper Wingert reveals the struggles between slavery and abolition in South Central Pennsylvania.

Maryland Voices of the Civil War

Author : Charles W. Mitchell
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801886218
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book Maryland Voices of the Civil War written by Charles W. Mitchell and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2007-07 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most contentious event in our nation's history, the Civil War deeply divided families, friends, and communities. Both sides fought to define the conflict on their own terms -- Lincoln and his supporters struggled to preserve the Union and end slavery, while the Confederacy waged a battle for the primacy of local liberty or "states' rights." But the war had its own peculiar effects on the four border slave states that remained loyal to the Union. Internal disputes and shifting allegiances injected uncertainty, apprehension, and violence into the everyday lives of their citizens. No state better exemplified the vital role of a border state than Maryland -- where the passage of time has not dampened debates over issues such as the alleged right of secession and executive power versus civil liberties in wartime. In Maryland Voices of the Civil War, Charles W. Mitchell draws upon hundreds of letters, diaries, and period newspapers to portray the passions of a wide variety of people -- merchants, slaves, soldiers, politicians, freedmen, women, clergy, civic leaders, and children -- caught in the emotional vise of war. Mitchell reinforces the provocative notion that Maryland's Southern sympathies -- while genuine -- never seriously threatened to bring about a Confederate Maryland. Maryland Voices of the Civil War illuminates the human complexities of the Civil War era and the political realignment that enabled Marylanders to abolish slavery in their state before the end of the war.

The Long Road to Gettysburg

Author : Jim Murphy
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395559659
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Long Road to Gettysburg written by Jim Murphy and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1992 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the events of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 as seen through the eyes of two actual participants, nineteen-year-old Confederate lieutenant John Dooley and seventeen-year-old Union soldier Thomas Galway. Also discusses Lincoln's famous speech delivered at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg.

The Great Invasion

Author : Jacob Hoke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Great Invasion written by Jacob Hoke and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Gettysburg Address

Author : Abraham Lincoln
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141956631
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The Gettysburg Address written by Abraham Lincoln and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2009-08-27 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Address was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, during the American Civil War, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the decisive Battle of Gettysburg. In just over two minutes, Lincoln invoked the principles of human equality espoused by the Declaration of Independence and redefined the Civil War as a struggle not merely for the Union, but as "a new birth of freedom" that would bring true equality to all of its citizens, and that would also create a unified nation in which states' rights were no longer dominant. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

Never Call Retreat

Author : Newt Gingrich
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312949310
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (493 download)

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Download or read book Never Call Retreat written by Newt Gingrich and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-04-03 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NOVEL OF THE CIVIL WAR.

Guide to Gettysburg Battlefield Monuments

Author : Tom Huntington
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811712338
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Guide to Gettysburg Battlefield Monuments written by Tom Huntington and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where to find every monument and tablet on the Gettysburg Battlefield--over 800 in all--organized by state, military unit, person, or armyPhotos and descriptions of each monument, with information on who is being honored and what they did during the battleCovers the entire Gettysburg National Military Park and all three days of fighting

The Little Regiment

Author : Stephen Crane
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book The Little Regiment written by Stephen Crane and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War

Author : Earl J. Hess
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807876399
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War written by Earl J. Hess and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2006-03-08 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earl J. Hess provides a narrative history of the use of fortifications--particularly trenches and other semi-permanent earthworks--used by Confederate and Union field armies at all major battle sites in the eastern theater of the Civil War. Hess moves beyond the technical aspects of construction to demonstrate the crucial role these earthworks played in the success or failure of field armies. A comprehensive study which draws on research and fieldwork from 300 battle sites, Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War is an indispensable reference for Civil War buffs and historians.