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Take your place in history. Join your family and friends. Come to the Pennsylvania Colored Troops Grand Review Reenactment and experience a cavalcade of related events.

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General Order 143 of the War Department was passed on May 22, 1863 establishing In the fall of 1865, African American citizens of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, members of the h the United States Colored Troops (USCT). More than 180,000 Black men were h national “William Garnett Society,” invited four leading African Americans; Thomas Chester, mustered into the service of the Union. Octavius Catto, Stephen Smith, and William Day to organize a USCT Grand Review and Ball in Harrisburg. A procession was staged from Soldier’s Grove opposite today’s Capitol h Eight national training centers including Camp William Penn of Pennsylvania were complex. The parade proceeded to the Simon Cameron House at Harrisburg’s Front developed. The Commonwealth supported eleven regiments and sent hundreds of sons, Street where Cameron, Lincoln’s first Secretary of War, welcomed the troops as honored brothers, fathers, husband and loved ones to Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut guests and officially reviewed them from his porch. The event drew USCT soldiers from and Ohio. Northern recruits enlisted for a variety of reasons. One of the key reasons was over 25 states and served as the only national commemoration of the 19th century to their allegiance to the Declaration of the Rights of Man. The Black community organized honor their service. Then, these brave men fell into obscurity. in support of the USCT through the churches and other secular organizations as well as many women’s groups. h said this about the induction of Black men into the : “Once let the Black man get upon his person the brass letters “U.S.,” let him get an eagle on his h After the war ended, in May of 1865 the Union’s armies were invited to a Grand button and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pockets and there is no power on Review of Union Troops in Washington, D.C. Despite their service however, USCT earth which can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship in the United States.” troops were not invited to participate. h Throughout their service from 1863-65, twenty-two African Americans won the National Medal of Honor for distinguished services. who’s who in the grand review Thomas Morris Chester (Grand Marshall) 3, 1865. He solicited the help of U.S. Senator in introducing a Pennsylvania Harrisburg native, Thomas Morris Chester, the noted war bill that prohibited segregation on transit systems and was instrumental in organizing protests correspondent, who had taught in Liberia during the years for the desegregation of Philadelphia’s trolley car system in May 1865. Catto’s crusade for equal rights and his partnership with Thaddeus Stevens was capped with the passage of the 13th, 1857-61, was named Grand Marshal for the Pennsylvania th th Grand Review. Chester had recruited Black soldiers 14 and 15 amendments. during the Civil War. This journalist/lawyer worked in On Election Day October 10, 1871, while on his way to vote, Catto was attacked only Europe for freedmen’s aid, and after the war was admitted blocks away from Mother Bethel Church by a violent mob set out to intimidate Black to the English Bar. He held major posts in voters at the polls. Catto was shot point blank three times by a member of the mob while during the period from 1873 to 1883 and his works were defending his right to vote. published and republished widely. Born in 1834, he was Stephen Smith (Delivered Blessing & Benediction) laid to rest in 1892 in Harrisburg’s Lincoln Cemetery. Stephen Smith grew up an indentured servant to Thomas William Howard Day (Orator of the Day) Boude, a wealthy businessman who assigned him to work in the lumberyards along the Columbia waterfront. Smith Born in New York City on October 16, 1925, William mastered the job and was soon made manager of the Howard Day was an editor, orator, and teacher best extensive lumber business his employer operated. known for his historic role in Harrisburg as the first Thomas Morris Chester colored school director in the United States. During his When he was 21, Smith married and borrowed $50 to eventful career he served as editor of several newspapers, including the Cleveland True purchase his release for himself. He invested wisely and Democrat, Aliened American (a publication for Black people), and Our Nation’s Progress. became a financial success, investing in real estate in Day also worked to mobilize colored citizens in United States government activities, Columbia, Lancaster County, as well as in Philadelphia. achieving great success in those efforts. He served on many influential government Smith was ordained in the Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church on committees before passing away in Harrisburg on December 3, 1900. South Fifth Street, Columbia in 1831. He became an abolitionist and participated in the organization of the Day’s first job, working as a printer and compositor to pay his way through college, quickly American Moral Reform Society and the Pennsylvania became a career when he became shop foreman after graduation. Day was a noted orator of State Convention of Colored Citizens. his day. He addressed the Ohio state legislature in the hall of the House of Representatives, a privilege then reserved only for white men, and he also served as a teacher of various subjects, By the 1850s Smith had invested $9,000 in the Columbia- including Latin, Greek, mathematics, logic, rhetoric, writing, shorthand, and vocal music. Wrightsville Bridge, which was burned on June 28, 1863 Stephen Smith to stop Confederate troops from crossing into Lancaster Octavius Catto (Captain of Protocol) County. Although a claim was filed with the Federal Government for the bridge, neither the bank Octavius Catto was a man of many accomplishments and known far and wide for his nor its investors were ever repaid. By 1873 Smith had accumulated a fortune worth more than a achievements. In 1864, Catto was elected to be the corresponding secretary of the million dollars in today’s value. A state-sponsored story stop is dedicated to his life work at 222 Pennsylvania Equal Rights League and also served as vice president of the State Convention S. Fifth Avenue in Columbia, Lancaster County. of Colored People held in Harrisburg in February 1865, according to The Liberator of March The Women of Harrisburg and the Garnet Equal Rights League (Editor’s Note: Until recently the role of women in Civil War history has been largely ignored or unrecognized. Since it was largely the efforts of the women of Harrisburg that made the 1865 Grand Review of Colored Troops a reality, we acknowledge here the role of the Garnet Equal Rights League and the fraternal order of the Brotherly Love Lodge, 896 and its ancillary organization, Miriam Household of Ruth, No. 1, the division that female members adhered to, as agents to get the job done. The notes here are from “THE GARNET EQUAL RIGHTS LEAGUE TALKING POINTS” by Todd Mealy, March 6, 2010).

The Garnet Equal Rights League was formed as an auxiliary to the Pennsylvania State Garnet League Members were teachers, barbers, draymen, teamsters, ministers, and h Equal Rights League in September 1865 at Harrisburg. It lasted until August 1866, h supporters of the Republican Party. Notable members included Joseph Popel, George when it was forced by the State League to cease its operations. There is nothing on H. Imes, Cassius M. Brown, David Chester, his younger brother Thomas Morris record about why it was called the “Garnet League,” but historians contend that a local Chester, George Galbraith, David M. Robinson, his wife Catharine “Kate” Robinson, Black militia called the “Henry Highland Garnet Guards” gave the league its name. O.L.C. Hughes, Rev. George Bosley (Elder of Wesley Union AMEZ Church), Rev. Hiram Baker (Pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church), Martin Perry (Vice President h At its peak in March 1866, the Garnet League was made up of 250 male and of the Garnet League), Rev. John E. Price (president of the Garnet League and Pastor female members. All of its members were advocates in the abolition and temperance of the Wesley Union AMEZ Church), Alexander T. Harris (Corresponding Secretary of movements before the league was founded. They were members of the AME Zion or the Garnet League), Simon Chism, Aquilla Ames, Jefferson Graham, William A. Jones, Bethel AME Churches. Its male members were enrolled in the city’s fraternal order his wife Martha Carter, Lucy Turner, Elizabeth Derra, Bella Tilghman, Carrie Johnston, called the Brotherly Love Lodge, 896. Most of its female members were in the Miriam Missouri Hall, and James Hillen. Household of Ruth, No. 1.

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StrawberryLegacy Square Women’s Awards Reception & Luncheon, River Hilton Street Harrisburg, Garage One North Berryhill St S 2nd St White Carnation League Descendants “Meet and Greet,” Chautauqua & Heritage Fair, Commonwealth KeystoneColloquium, Building, HarrisburgGo to visitPA.com/GrandReview University, 326 Market St., Harrisburg, for a complete 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. 8. Harrisburg2nd St., University Harrisburg, 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Purchase tickets in advance) 400 North St., Harrisburg, Two free showings: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. and 4 230 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. (ticket required) list of Octoberevents or to plan 19 a roadtripS Front St along Hosted by Calobe Jackson and 100 Voices, John Harris-Simon CITY Paxton St PenOwl Production TheatreISLAND CompanyMarket St Bridge presents: Harrisburg Proud: The November 14 Pennsylvania’sWhite Carnation Civil War3 LeagueTrails DescendantsCameron “Meet House,and Greet,” 219 S. 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The Broad Street Market, Saturday, November 6, Noon to 4 p.m. Community Commemorations & Wreath Laying events.Slaves,” Simon Cameron House, 219 South Front St., Harrisburg, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.National Meeting of the Network to Freedom/PA Underground 5. Hershey-Harrisburg Visitor Center 13. State Museum 1233 North Third Street, Harrisburg 6. 2010 History CenterNovemberParking 4 – Walnut Street Garage Railroad ColloquiumHarrisburg’s historic, Harrisburg market offers University, hundreds of choices 326 Marketfor dining inSt., or carry-out. The White Carnation League Dinner, Hilton Harrisburg, One North 2nd St., Harrisburg, 7. Strawberry Square River Street Garage Market is collaborating with The Midtown Scholar Bookstore and local venues on events 6 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. (PurchaseNational tickets in advance) Meeting of the Network to Freedom/PAHarrisburg, 8 Undergrounda.m. – 5 p.m. Go to visitPA.com/GrandReview for a complete 8. Harrisburg University and specials from Noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 6. Photo Courtesy of GPTMC list of events or to plan a roadtrip along Railroad Colloquium, Harrisburg University, 326 Market St., Pennsylvania’s Civil War Trails Second Street, Harrisburg, Saturday, November 6, 6 to 9 p.m. that will exceed any imagination. Harrisburg, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. PenOwl ProductionThe Harrisburg Theatre Downtown CompanyImprovement Districtpresents: is coordinating Harrisburg a Dine-Around from 6 to All events are free unless indicated. ShowCaseMagazine_Back.indd 1 8/31/2010 2:41:29 PM Avis.com 9 p.m. Saturday, November 6 at some of the fine restaurants in Downtown Harrisburg. Photo Courtesy of GPTMC Amtrak.com Proud: TheCall African Todd Vander American Wood at 717-236-9762. 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Hilton Harrisburg 9. Harrisburg Transportation Center Legacy Women’s Awards Reception (Purchase& Luncheon, tickets Hilton in advance) 2. Crowne Plaza 10. Forum Auditorium Harrisburg, One North 2nd St., Harrisburg, 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. 1. Hilton Harrisburg 3. Comfort9. Inn Harrisburg Transportation Center11. Capitol Building (Purchase tickets in advance) November 14 2. Crowne Plaza 4. Harris-Cameron10. Forum Mansion Auditorium 12. Commonwealth Keystone Bldg. Community Commemorations & Wreath Laying events. 3. Comfort Inn 5. Hershey-Harrisburg11. Capitol Building Visitor Center 13. State Museum November 14 4. Harris-Cameron Mansion 6. 2010 History12. Commonwealth Center Keystone Bldg.Parking – Walnut Street Garage Community Commemorations & Wreath Laying events. 5. Hershey-Harrisburg Visitor Center7. Strawberry13. State Square Museum River Street Garage 6. 2010 History Center Parking – Walnut Street Garage Go to visitPA.com/GrandReview for a complete 8. Harrisburg University list of events or to plan7. a Strawberry roadtrip along Square River Street Garage Go to visitPA.com/GrandReview for a completePennsylvania’s 8.Civil HarrisburgWar Trails University list of events or to plan a roadtrip along that will exceed any imagination. Pennsylvania’s Civil War Trails All events are free unless indicated. that will exceed any imagination. Avis.com Amtrak.com All events are free unless indicated. Avis.com Amtrak.com

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ShowCaseMagazine_Back.indd 1 8/31/2010 2:41:29 PM h h regimental roll call procession route Participating National USCT regiments and reenactors include: North Carolina Saturday, Nov. 6 2nd United States Colored Light Artillery Battery B 37th United States Colored Troops

Gather at each of the four stages honoring the Descendants Pennsylvania of the USCT and visiting regiments. Explore with us the 3rd United States Colored Troops John Ford’s Group Civil War Drum and Fife road from Camp William Penn to the PA Grand Review and join the commemoration of Civil War 150. Ohio 5th United States Colored Troops Company C Forum Theater Stage: 8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. Michigan hosted by Mayor Linda Thompson and the Hon. Gloria Martin Roberts, 102nd United States Colored Troops President of Harrisburg City Council New Jersey 6th United States Colored Troops 22nd United States Colored Troops Featuring: Ephraim Slaughter Color Guard Dr. Howard Dodson, Shoemburg Library and Museum of New York Tennessee 13th United States Colored Troops William Gladstone, author of “Men of Color” 44th United States Colored Troops The James Porter Experience Bethel AME Quartet of Mercersburg Rhode Island 14th Rhode Island Colored Heavy Artillery Harrisburg High School Marching Band Pennsylvania Past Players Virginia 38th United States Colored Troops Company D

Massachusetts Third and Walnut Stage: 9:30 a.m. USCT Institute hosted by the Hon. Jeffrey Haste, Dauphin County Commissioner New York 54th Massachuettes Company A Featuring: Biglerville Color Guard District of Columbia Hari Jones, African Museum Women of F.R.E.E.D. Harry Matthews, New York State Museum Millicent Sparks as Poet Laureate Iya Isoke Diane Wilson, Vocalist more special programs

Cameron House STAGE: 10:30 a.m. during Grand Review Weekend hosted by Barbara Franco – Executive Director, PA Historical & Museum Special Civil War Gallery Display Commission and Kathryn McKorkle, Executive Director, “Men of Color – To Arms! To Arms!” Historical Society of Dauphin County State Museum of Pennsylvania, 300 North Street, Harrisburg | Admission Free Phone 717-787-4980 or e-mail [email protected] Featuring: ROTC Color Guard In time for Harrisburg’s Grand Review and USCT commemorations, The State Museum Harold Holzer, Metropolitan Museum has re-installed a rare regimental USCT flag. During the Civil War, a number of African Dr. Mark Tyler, Mother Bethel AME Church Americans from Pennsylvania joined the Alexandria, Virginia-based regiment represented by this stunning 79 x 81” flag. Several personal USCT military effects and historic images James A. Hostetler Quartet round out this new display featured in the museum’s 2nd floor Civil War Gallery.

On Saturday, November 6, at 2 p.m., the State Museum’s Acting Director, David Dunn, will introduce the display and discuss the collections in the Civil War Gallery. Free to the Capitol Steps Stage: 11:30 a.m. public. More information on exhibits and programs at The State Museum is available online hosted by J. Mickey Rowley Deputy Secretary for Tourism and at www.statemuseumpa.org. lenwood O. Sloan, Director of Cultural and Heritage Tourism Exhibition: Frederick Douglass Featuring: 3rd USCT Regimental Color Guard “Frederick Douglass from Slavery to Freedom: The Journey to New York City.” Goodwin Memorial Baptist Church Mass Choir The Cameron House, 219 South Front Street, Harrisburg (Enter at Washington Street or River Street) Dr. Frank Smith, African American National Civil War Museum Nov. 3 – Nov. 24, Tues. – Fri. 1 – 4 p.m. or by appointment only. Dr. James Horton, George Washington University This exhibit traces the life of Douglass under slavery and his daring journey to freedom based

upon selected excerpts from Douglass’ autobiography. It highlights the role of literacy in PARTICIPATING marching units: enabling Douglass to resist bondage and, once free, to champion civil rights for all Americans. This exhibit is available courtesy of Gilder Lerhman Institute of American History Travel exhibits. Lincoln University Marching Band, For details call 717-233-3462 or e-mail [email protected] Cheney University Marching Band Gettysburg Fife and Drum Corps Exhibition: Battle Flags of the Civil War Capitol Preservation Committee Annex, Market at Tenth Street, Harrisburg Admission Free | November 6 –12:30 – 3:30 p.m. The Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee will host an Open House highlighting several of Pennsylvania’s historic Civil War battle flags. The Commonwealth’s collection, consisting of about 400 flags, has been called one the most unique of its kind in the United States. The flags were stored in the Main Rotunda of the Pennsylvania State Capitol from 1914 until 1985, and were removed for conservation, now available for public tours. Many of the flags contain bullet holes, blood stains and battle damage and each of the colors has a unique story of its own. Call the Capitol Preservation Committee office at 717-783-6484 for further information or directions to the facility.

4 A Supplement to ShowcaseNow! Magazine, October 11, 2010 www.ShowcaseNow.net For more information: visitPA.com/GrandReview h h h h Saturday, November 6 USCT grand review chautauqua & heritage fair Commonwealth Keystone Building 400 north street TWO FREE TICKETED SHOWS: 1 P.M. AND 4 P.M. Three ways to get your tickets Online Ticket Registration at visitPA.com/GrandReview Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District: 22 North Second Street, Harrisburg, 717-236-9762 Friday, October 15 - Noon to 1 p.m. Strawberry Square - Walnut & 3rd Street | Broad Street Market - 1233 North 3rd Street

Atrium Shows 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. & 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Participating Bands, Outside Plaza Welcome - Presentation of Colors, Philadelphia ROTC Color Guard James Porter’s Tribute Choir Reenactors of the USCT 14th Rhode Island – Drill Team Musical & Theatrical Performances: Diane Wilson and James A. Hostetler Quartet Gettysburg Fife & Drum Group

Ongoing Strolling Performers: History & Fashion Parade – PA Past Players and USCT Reenactors

Atrium Exhibit Area Displays about the Civil War and the African American soldiers. Organizations such as the Battery B 2nd Regiment of the U.S. Colored Troops and the John Brown House will be represented. Performance Rooms Room 1 Calobe Jackson portrays Thomas Chester in a dialogue entitiled “Civil War to Civil Rights” with special author Todd Mealy. First Show: 1:30 – 2 p.m. and 2:15 – 2:45 p.m. Second Show: 4:30 – 5 p.m. and 5:15 – 5:45 p.m.

Room 2 William Gladstone and Bob O’Connor conduct a conversation on Camp William Penn The 13th USCT Living History Association with USCT soldiers and historians. The presentation includes excerpts from the movie The 13th USCT Living History Association was formed in Murfreesboro, Tennessee “Black Soldiers in Blue.” in 2003 by a group of concerned African American Business and professional men, First Show: 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. who recognized the continued lack of public knowledge regarding the role of Black Second Show: 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. soldiers and citizens who participated in the War of the Rebellion. They have presented programs in numerous schools, participated in veterans parades, Color Guard Room 3 ceremonies and have been featured on television broadcasts representing some of the Stevenson Twins performing field songs, 180,000 men (and women) who served in the USCT. spirituals, and storytelling with PA Past Players. First Show: 1:30 – 2 p.m. and 2:15 – 2:45 p.m. Second Show: 4:30 – 5 p.m. and 5:15 – 5:45 p.m. Exhibit Rooms Ongoing Exhibits and Demonstrations Room 4 Larry Keener Farley and the Victorian Dance Room A Ensemble: “A 19th Century Dance Card,” a African Americans in the Civil War - an exhibit from the African American Civil War participatory workshop with PA Past Players. Museum and storytelling by Washington, D.C.’s Women of F.R.E.E.D. First Show: 1:30 – 2 p.m. and 2:15 – 2:45 p.m. Room B Second Show: 4:30 – 5 p.m. and Featuring award winning artist Tina Brewer with Beatrice Hulsburg curator of the State 5:15 – 5:45 p.m. Museum quilt collection demonstrates 100 years of quilt making.

Room 5 Room C Experience a 19th Century print shop and help create the daily news. Presented by the *Genealogy Workshop (Ongoing) Heritage Center of Lancaster County. Fredrika McCain, Institute for Cultural Presenting: A Performance Partnerships; Graham O’Neill, National with Miss Harriet Tubman Room D Archives, and George Nagle, historian of Millicent Sparks is a lifelong history buff Learn about medical practices used during the Civil War. Presented by the Mutter African American Life lead a hands-on and develops and produces historically Museum, College of Physicians of Philadelphia. genealogical workshop focusing on researched and accurate living history research for self-discovery. performance programs through Millicent Saloon, Canteen, & Entertainment Sparks Productions, Inc. She works Grab a meal and enjoy the music of Civil War songsters Kent & Susan Courtney. Room #6, Second Floor with a performance team of professional Millicent Sparks in the one-woman play actors who breathe life into historical portraying Harriett Tubman figures for dramatic presentations. Plaza Activities First Show: 1:30 to 2 p.m. and Ms. Sparks regularly portrays Harriet Grand Marshal Joe Becton hosts young reenactors including: USCT 14th Rhode Island, 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. Tubman, as well as other historical Voices of FREEDOM, the York Drill Team and more. Second Show: 4:30 to 5 p.m. and figures. 5:15 – 5:45 p.m.

For more information: visitPA.com/GrandReview A Supplement to ShowcaseNow! Magazine, October 11, 2010 www.ShowcaseNow.net 5 h h USCT Grand Review - Commonwealth Keystone Building Chautauqua & Heritage Fair Saturday, November 6 1:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.

Commonwealth Keystone Building - 400 North Street, Harrisburg

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In the spring of 2010, research students from Penn State Harrisburg mined the resources of the PA State Archives to focus on 100 outstanding USCT stories. A dynamic cadre of young men were recruited and trained to bring these stories to life. These young cadets serve as living history 100 Voices interpreters at heritage sites across the Commonwealth.

100 Voices Cadets meet the Hon. Linda Thompson, Mayor, City of Harrisburg. The 100 Voices Cadet Lawrence is seen here throwing out the first pitch at a Harrisburg young men, from left to right are Ayodeji Battles-Williams, David Easton, Terrance Senators baseball game. Griffin, Jack Lee

Raymond jack michael Ayodeji Battles- Y’hoshua R. Jackson lee woods Williams Murray

Raymond Jackson, a Jack Lee, a Morrisville native, Michael Woods is a junior arts Ayodeji Battles-Williams, Y’hoshua R. Murray is graduate Philadelphia native, is earning is a senior major in history major at Shippensburg University. a Harrisburg native, is an student at Edinboro University his Bachelor of Arts degree at Kutztown University of Woods participates in various engineering student at Penn of Pennsylvania. He combines in Elementary Education Pennsylvania. Lee is enthusiastic arts programs and organizations. State University’s Main Campus. his passions for knowledge and at Cheney University of and combines his interest in He is a focused and driven young A recent graduate of SciTech athletics earning recognition Pennsylvania. Jackson is African American history and man who uses his commitment High School in Harrisburg, he nationally as an ESPN Magazine among the prestigious “Call his interest in 19th century to education and his belief in served as editor of the SciTech Academic All-American Athlete. Me MISTER” scholars. He social constructs to expand his fraternity to create a cohesive Exclusive (newspaper), co-editor Murray’s intellect supersedes looks forward to working in and knowledge base and research and comfortable environment for of the school yearbook and a his athletic ability allowing him to impacting his region through skills. Outside of the classroom fellow students. member of the National Honor maintain a spot on the Dean’s List work with children and family in he has developed strong social Society. through his undergraduate career

disenfranchised communities. and interpersonal skills which and allowing him to graduate with serve him well. a 3.98 GPA.

100 Voices Cadet, drummer boy Jordan Bratcher-Gray, receives instruction from Company A is seen learning Civil War era drill techniques from living history Kent Courtney on military field drums. interpreter, Joe Becton.

“Special thanks to the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, the Pennsylvania State University and participating educational institutions for their assistance in the recruitment, engagement, and training of the ‘100 voices.’”

For more information: visitPA.com/GrandReview A Supplement to ShowcaseNow! Magazine, October 11, 2010 www.ShowcaseNow.net 7 h h In honor of the William Garnet League, the Grand Review Host Committee created Hallowed Grounds the White Carnation League of USCT Project Reclaiming Descendants. The following profiles Old Cemeteries and reflect the richness of this legacy. bringing inspiration to all There is so much happening on the hallowed grounds projects in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Cultural and Heritage Tourism, the Grand Review host committee, Jump Honorary Co-Chairman Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Street and many other partners are joining descendants, veterans groups, schools and shares lineage with Harrisburg Business Man others to share in the conservation of these historic places. The stories coming out of these projects are inspirational and encouraging. Here are just two highlights. In Fawn Grove Cemetery (outside of York City), we joined Chandra Beale and the direct Dwindal T. Toliver, a Harrisburg businessman, might descendants of USCT soldier, John Aquilla Wilson in their ancestors’ resting place to remove agree with his cousin, Henry Louis Gates Jr., who said a tree that had fallen across the cemetery. We reclaimed the old property lines from decades in a recent article his mother’s family had “come from of invasive plant growth. We were joined by historian and teacher Todd Mealy and a group people.” of his students from Penn Manor High School. They use the Gigapan camera technology to Toliver, Director of Operations for Comforcare, a provider of capture a panorama of this site for Google Earth. The students didn’t only bring the latest in non-medical, private duty home care services, Harrisburg, technology, they also came with willing hearts and hands to help with the clearing. attended a speech by Dr. Gates at Messiah College and In Ridge Cemetery, McConnellsburg, we helped Rev. Diane Jefferson and her extended heard the distinguished Harvard University Professor family and church members in their loving reclamation of a once forgotten site on a hillside mention a maternal ancestor that had been active in the “Civil War to Civil Rights” movement and also a member high above the town. Among other USCT veterans, Jeremiah Spriggs is laid to rest here. The of the United States Colored Troops. Dr. Gates’ talk at one volunteers will be re-using the stones with which Jeremiah and his brother once built their farm point focused on J. R. Clifford, the brother of Theodore field fence a century and a half ago. These stones will now be used to build a soil retention wall Kent Clifford, Mr. Toliver’s sixth generation grandfather, on this hillside. This will help keep this sacred place intact for a century to come. born in Hardy County Virginia. The work is continuing and if you would like to help e-mail Bob Welsh at rwelsh@ Theodore Kent Clifford was one of the first African American preachers in the United jumpstreet.org. Brethren in Christ Church. Through research he found in the Huntington University history on the Church, the Biographical Sketches section records that Theodore ran away from home at the age of 15 to enlist in the 45th USCT Infantry on August 27, 1864 in Philadelphia. for all the “After Dr. Gates’ speech,” Toliver noted, “I approached him and told him about my ancestors and he responded, “then we must be cousins!” Gates later sent Toliver an e-mail and then a parcel containing the PBS special on African American Lives that unknown soldiers mentioned their common ancestors. This unknown USCT soldier is like many Dr. Gates explained in his article for American Heritage Magazine (Summer 2010) who had their photos taken during the that “J.R. Clifford and my great-grandmother. Lucy, were two of 12 children of Isaac period when Blacks were being recruited Clifford (1824-1903). They descended from a long line of free Negroes on both his for duty with the Union Army. Over time, mother’s and father’s side,” The professor and author noted that his ancestor, J. R. the photo was separated from his family Clifford, had been honored by the Federal Government on a US Postal Stamp for his and since no one recorded his name with contributions as a Pioneer for Civil Rights, in February 2009. his image or its case, he remains one of The Toliver ancestor, Theodore Kent Clifford, was also one of the 12 children born thousands who wait to be identified. to Isaac Clifford and a large collection of documents, including Civil War Pension files, African American Civil War Memorial plaque #C-38, court and census records If you know anything about this and church biographies established the family’s roots and tied the two men together individual please e-mail with other descendants scattered across the land. Toliver noted family research and [email protected] the photograph seen here were contributed by J.R. Clifford’s grandson, Paul, and Courtesy, the National Civil War Rosemary Clifford McDaniels, the family historian. Museum, Harrisburg.

Many USCT Troops Mean many Descendants, some A Family Bible Tells a Descendant About Her of them famous, but a celebrity singing group? USCT Ancestor and Inspires Others in an Exhibition Available Now

Lewis Mills and his three younger brothers Linda Shirk Bonaparte, Harrisburg, was at a band concert in Lancaster when she was given were born along the Jefferson Route of a magazine that told about the Grand Review of the USCT this November in Harrisburg. the Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania. “Oh that’s something I’ve been wanting to know about,” she said to her cousin who Names of their parents are not known but had invited her. She read through the paper and saw a list of names that contained Lewis was born about 1828 and Thomas James and John Shirk. Bonaparte has a Bible that lists all the births and deaths of the about 1829 in Lewistown, Mifflin County. The Shirk brothers and wanted to know more about the role they played as members of family then moved over the Seven Mountains the USCT during the Civil War. to Bellefonte, Centre County, where Edward Actually there were three brothers who served in the Union Army, Bonaparte told her (born about 1831) and William (born about interviewer. The oldest of the three was Casper, born in South Mountain. John Shirk 1837) spent their early years. was the youngest, at about 20. James was the middle son. It was there in the mid-1840s that Lewis married John’s son, Craig, is Bonaparte’s maternal grandfather. She is the daughter of Elizabeth Caroline Leonard (also born in Lewistown, Shirk and her grandfather was John Shirk, the USCT veteran, born in Shippensburg. about 1828), creating in Bellefonte the first John was born on May 23, 1843 and died in Feb. 1913 just eight or nine days before named Mills generation and one of the most outstanding Mills families in America. For the death of his brother, James, she explains. nine successive generations, family members have called Bellefonte “home.” Some John and Casper were mustered into the 54th Massachusetts while James served in Mills continue to live there to this day, while others moved across the country. the 55th Massachusetts. It is perhaps not surprising that among these descendants would rise one of the most A special moment of sentiment came to Bonaparte, when a Harrisburg curator asked her famous vocal groups of the 20th Century—The Mills Brothers. The Mills Brothers if she would allow her Bible to be shown in an exhibit at the Harrisburg 150 Museum on Quartet, made more than 2,000 American jazz and pop vocal recordings. It has been Market Street during the Grand Review Weekend November 4-7 of this year. estimated that more than 50 million copies of their records have been sold. They had “I had to decide,” she noted, “and I decided I didn’t want to give up the family Bible, but more than three dozen gold records and The Mills Brothers were inducted into The then I realized that other people could learn from it and I had to say yes.” As a result of Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998. that decision the Shirk Bible will be on display from October 16 until December 31 at The old records in the Mills families show that Lewis enlisted in the Union Army’s USCT the 2010 History Center, 213 Market Street, until the end of the year. Remarkably, she on August 26, 1863, 13 days after brother Edward was drafted. The 6th Regiment, won’t have to go far to “visit” the family heirloom. The museum is located within a couple the unit they joined, departed Philadelphia October 14 to join the Army of the James blocks of where Bonaparte now resides. Admission to the museum is free. River. This unit was placed in the 18th Corps. For four months, the regiment engaged in skirmishes, one at Petersburg and others along the .