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Caledonia State Park
History A Pennsylvania Recreational Guide for Caledonia State Park Thaddeus Stevens 1792-1868 run-away slaves north to Greenwood, just west of the park, Caledonia State Park The 1,125-acre Caledonia State Park is in Adams and Called the Great Commoner, Thaddeus Stevens was an to meet the next conductor on the journey to freedom. For Franklin counties, midway between Chambersburg and abolitionist, radical republican and was one of the most this, and Stevens’ tireless fight for equal rights, Caledonia Gettysburg along the Lincoln Highway, US 30. effective and powerful legislators of the Civil War era. Some State Park is a Path of Freedom site. The park is nestled within South Mountain, the northern historians consider Stevens the de facto leader of the United During the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil terminus of the well-known Blue Ridge Mountain of States during the presidency of Andrew Johnson. Stevens War, the confederate cavalry of General J.A. Early raided Maryland and Virginia. Within South Mountain there are became the third person in American history to be given throughout southern Pennsylvania but followed a policy four state parks and 84,000 acres of state forest land waiting the privilege of lying in state in the U.S. Capitol rotunda, to destroy no private property or industry. The cavalry to be explored and enjoyed. The soils on either side of following Senator Henry Clay and President Lincoln. burned and pillaged Caledonia. Early explained his actions, South Mountain are ideal for fruit production, proven by the Born in Caledonia County, Vermont, Stevens would face “Mr. -
Case Shot & Canister
Case Shot & Canister 1BA Publication of the Delaware Valley Civil War Round Table Partners with Manor College and the Civil War Institute Our 21st Year September 2013 4BVolume 23 5BNumber 9 Editor Patricia Caldwell Contributors Hugh Boyle, Book Nook Editor Rose Boyle Nancy Caldwell, Artistic Adviser Jerry Carrier Paula Gidjunis Bernice Kaplan Jack Lieberman The War’s Second Front: Women Larry Vogel Andy Waskie and the U.S. Civil War Original Photos Presenter: Patricia Caldwell (unless otherwise noted) Villanova Professor & Author Dr. Judith Giesberg 3BUOfficers President Hugh Boyle Vice President Our September Meeting Jerry Carrier Tuesday, September 17, 2013 Treasurer Herb Kaufman 7:30 pm Secretary 6:15 pm for dinner Patricia Caldwell Radisson Hotel Route 1 @ Old Lincoln Highway e-mail:[email protected] U phone: (215)638-4244 Trevose, PA website: HUwww.dvcwrt.orgU Umailing addresses: Dinner Menu – Grilled Pork Loin with burgundy braised button for membership: 2601 Bonnie Lane mushrooms. Soup, rolls, iced tea, diet soda and dessert. Huntingdon Valley PA 19006 Substitute: Pasta (chef’s selection). for newsletter items: 3201 Longshore Avenue Call Rose Boyle at 215-638-4244 for reservations Philadelphia PA 19149-2025 by September 12. Dinner Price $24.00 You are responsible for dinners not cancelled by Monday morning September 16. Wilson James Award for Research in Women's In This Issue History at Boston College in 1994. Local events to help close out the 2013 Dr. Giesberg’s presentation will survey recent studies sesquicentennial year that have expanded the theater of war to consider Paula Gidjunis with the latest in Preservation how the Civil War was fought in everyday life, on the News war’s home fronts. -
May 2019 Round Table • Speaker: the May Meeting Promises to Be a Good One, with Our Wayne Motts Annual Cook-Out (Only $15) and a Presentation on Pickett’S Charge
Volume 64 No. 7 May 2019 President’s Message May 2019 Round Table • Speaker: The May meeting promises to be a good one, with our Wayne Motts annual cook-out (only $15) and a presentation on Pickett’s Charge. It is also our annual business meeting where we elect • Topic: officers and trustees for the coming year. Pickett’s Charge The current board of officers and trustees met on April 25. A Battlefield One of our tasks was to come up with a slate of candidates. guide We have candidates for some positions but others still need to be filled. In addition, there are some non-elected committee • Date: posts where we need help. May 16, 2019 The elected offices are: • Place: 1. President. I am willing to continue in this role for another The Drake year. 2. Vice-President. Dr. Esly Caldwell is willing to continue. • Time: 6:00 - Sign In 3. Program Chair. Dan Bauer is willing to continue. 6:30 - Dinner 4. Treasurer: VACANT. Tom Williams is stepping away 7:15 - Meeting from this role, although he has volunteered to serve in 7:30 - Speaker the appointed position of Webmaster. In the past the treasurer has been stuck out front checking folks in and The Annual May Picnic hasn’t been able to enjoy the dinner table conversation. Possibly our new reservation system that we will be It’s Picnic time, featuring grilled hot dogs, metts, Angus using next year, might substantially eliminate the need to Burgers, baked beans, potato salad, relish plate, and ice collect money at the door. -
National Treasures in PA Backgrounder.Pdf
Pennsylvania’s National Treasures Nothing captures Pennsylvania’s historic legacy and outdoor splendor like the iconic attractions and national parks spread across the state. In 2016, the parks will become even more magnificent as the National Park Service (NPS) celebrates 100 years. In honor of the Centennial, the NPS launched a program called Find Your Park to encourage travelers to explore everything from iconic battlefields to natural beauty. Pennsylvania’s 18 national parks and 121 state parks boast recreational activities for any season making it the ideal destination to “Find Your Park.” Independence National Historical Park Philadelphia & The Countryside Philadelphia www.nps.gov/inde/index.htm Independence Hall was where the two most important documents in American history were signed - the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Visitors can see the Assembly Room where these historic documents were crafted, as well as the original courtroom of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and the iconic Liberty Bell. Gettysburg National Military Park Dutch Country Roads Gettysburg www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm Gettysburg, Pa., was the site of the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War and played an integral part in this nation’s history. The National Park Service Museum and Visitor Center is the perfect place to start your visit and find important resources on touring the battlefield. Learn about the turning point in the Civil War on a tour with a Licensed Battlefield Guide or freely roam the grounds via bus, bike or horseback. Other Gettysburg destinations like Soldier’s National Cemetery, David Wills House and countless other museums will enthrall visitors for hours. -
Craftsmanship Renovation of an Underground Railroad Safe-House in Gettysburg by Peter H
Craftsmanship Renovation of an Underground Railroad Safe-house in Gettysburg By Peter H. Michael This article appeared in Construction Executive magazine in May, 2013. The renovation by Morgan-Keller Construction written about here won a first-place national prize for historic reno- vation. ❦ When Dwight Pryor was married in the chapel of the historic Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 1993, he never imagined that he would revisit the school in charge of the delicate job of expertly restoring its oldest, most revered building. Constructed in 1831-32 for $10,500 and named for the Seminary's first president, Schmucker Hall was first used for all of the Seminary's functions, then as a student dormitory as the school con- structed other buildings. The first engagement of the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg was fought on Seminary Ridge in and around Schmucker Hall which was commandeered by both armies as a hospital where thousands of casualties were treated and a few precious artifacts were left be- hind. The seven-level stone-and-brick landmark comprises four stories, basement, attic and cu- pola. The Seminary itself made civil rights history from its founding, through the Civil War and beyond. The Seminary's barn, no longer extant, is among the three to four percent of today's claimed Underground Railroad sites having conclusive documentation of involvement in the dangerous, illegal, clandestine moral network which shepherded tens of thousands of freedom seekers to northern states and Canada. The Seminary's role in abolitionism was early, active, bold and, more than once, punished. -
Godfrey Bisher
Godfrey Bisher Born December 1, 1818, Atlantic Ocean Died September 7, 1897, Davidson County, North Carolina Godfrey was born on the voyage from Amsterdam to Charleston that brought his parents, Conrad and Margaretha, to America. He married Loucinda Loflin, who bore seven children, two of them twins (William and John). Private Godfrey Bischerer Company F, 7th Regiment, North Carolina State Troops Private Godfrey Bischerer was the oldest private in the most outstanding company of one of the most illustrious Confederate regiments in the Civil War. He participated in several of the greatest battles of the war including Manassas, Harper's Ferry, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, and in the lesser known, but fierce battles of New Bern, Hanover Court House, Cedar Mountain, Ox Hill, and Shepherdstown. He followed the great generals Stonewall Jackson and A.P. Hill into combat, marched hundreds of miles through North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, crossed back and forth over the Potomac River probably half a dozen times, helped destroy a portion of the B&O Railroad, and, in one of the most dramatic episodes in American history, charged across the killing grounds at Gettysburg in the main wave of the assault that has been memorialized as "Pickett's Charge." He spent nearly a year in a prisoner-of-war camp known for brutality, where guards sometimes took target practice with the unsuspecting inmates. If not a hero, Godfrey Bischerer was certainly a tenacious survivor. Private Bischerer and The Civil War August 21, 1861 - Camp Mason, Alamance Co., NC - 7th Regt. NC State Troops organized near Graham. -
American Civil War
American Civil War Major Battles & Minor Engagements 1861-1865 1861 ........ p. 2 1862 ........ p. 4 1863 ........ p. 9 1864 ........ p. 13 1865 ........ p. 19 CIVIL WAR IMPRESSIONIST ASSOCIATION 1 Civil War Battles: 1861 Eastern Theater April 12 - Battle of Fort Sumter (& Fort Moultie), Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The bombardment/siege and ultimate surrender of Fort Sumter by Brig. General P.G.T. Beauregard was the official start of the Civil War. https://www.nps.gov/fosu/index.htm June 3 - Battle of Philippi, (West) Virginia A skirmish involving over 3,000 soldiers, Philippi was the first battle of the American Civil War. June 10 - Big Bethel, Virginia The skirmish of Big Bethel was the first land battle of the civil war and was a portent of the carnage that was to come. July 11 - Rich Mountain, (West) Virginia July 21 - First Battle of Bull Run, Manassas, Virginia Also known as First Manassas, the first major engagement of the American Civil War was a shocking rout of Union soldiers by confederates at Manassas Junction, VA. August 28-29 - Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina September 10 - Carnifax Ferry, (West) Virginia September 12-15 - Cheat Mountain, (West) Virginia October 3 - Greenbrier River, (West) Virginia October 21 - Ball's Bluff, Virginia October 9 - Battle of Santa Rosa Island, Santa Rosa Island (Florida) The Battle of Santa Rosa Island was a failed attempt by Confederate forces to take the Union-held Fort Pickens. November 7-8 - Battle of Port Royal Sound, Port Royal Sound, South Carolina The battle of Port Royal was one of the earliest amphibious operations of the American Civil War. -
RV Sites in the United States Location Map 110-Mile Park Map 35 Mile
RV sites in the United States This GPS POI file is available here: https://poidirectory.com/poifiles/united_states/accommodation/RV_MH-US.html Location Map 110-Mile Park Map 35 Mile Camp Map 370 Lakeside Park Map 5 Star RV Map 566 Piney Creek Horse Camp Map 7 Oaks RV Park Map 8th and Bridge RV Map A AAA RV Map A and A Mesa Verde RV Map A H Hogue Map A H Stephens Historic Park Map A J Jolly County Park Map A Mountain Top RV Map A-Bar-A RV/CG Map A. W. Jack Morgan County Par Map A.W. Marion State Park Map Abbeville RV Park Map Abbott Map Abbott Creek (Abbott Butte) Map Abilene State Park Map Abita Springs RV Resort (Oce Map Abram Rutt City Park Map Acadia National Parks Map Acadiana Park Map Ace RV Park Map Ackerman Map Ackley Creek Co Park Map Ackley Lake State Park Map Acorn East Map Acorn Valley Map Acorn West Map Ada Lake Map Adam County Fairgrounds Map Adams City CG Map Adams County Regional Park Map Adams Fork Map Page 1 Location Map Adams Grove Map Adelaide Map Adirondack Gateway Campgroun Map Admiralty RV and Resort Map Adolph Thomae Jr. County Par Map Adrian City CG Map Aerie Crag Map Aeroplane Mesa Map Afton Canyon Map Afton Landing Map Agate Beach Map Agnew Meadows Map Agricenter RV Park Map Agua Caliente County Park Map Agua Piedra Map Aguirre Spring Map Ahart Map Ahtanum State Forest Map Aiken State Park Map Aikens Creek West Map Ainsworth State Park Map Airplane Flat Map Airport Flat Map Airport Lake Park Map Airport Park Map Aitkin Co Campground Map Ajax Country Livin' I-49 RV Map Ajo Arena Map Ajo Community Golf Course Map -
Assessing Hisoroty
Philadelphia as a Civil War Era History Destination Assessing Interest and Preferences Among Potential Visitors Report of Results of Phase 3 of Market Research Prepared for: The Civil War History Consortium June 2006 2002 Ludlow Street, First Floor / Philadelphia, PA 19103 / 215-545-0054 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. RESEARCH BACKGROUND AND APPROACH....................................................................1 A. Objectives..................................................................................................................................1 B. Research Approach..................................................................................................................3 II. KEY FINDINGS AND IMPLICATIONS ...................................................................................4 III. RECOMMENDATIONS.............................................................................................................11 IV. DETAILED FINDINGS ..............................................................................................................13 A. Survey Population..................................................................................................................13 B. Experiences of the “History Visitor”....................................................................................19 C. Visits to Civil War-related Sites ...........................................................................................26 D. Interest in Philadelphia as Civil War History Destination ................................................32 -
Backpacking: Bird Knob
1 © 1999 Troy R. Hayes. All rights reserved. Preface As a new Scoutmaster, I wanted to take my troop on different kinds of adventure. But each trip took a tremendous amount of preparation to discover what the possibilities were, to investigate them, to pick one, and finally make the detailed arrangements. In some cases I even made a reconnaissance trip in advance in order to make sure the trip worked. The Pathfinder is an attempt to make this process easier. A vigorous outdoor program is a key element in Boy Scouting. The trips described in these pages range from those achievable by eleven year olds to those intended for fourteen and up (high adventure). And remember what the Irish say: The weather determines not whether you go, but what clothing you should wear. My Scouts have camped in ice, snow, rain, and heat. The most memorable trips were the ones with "bad" weather. That's when character building best occurs. Troy Hayes Warrenton, VA [Preface revised 3-10-2011] 2 Contents Backpacking Bird Knob................................................................... 5 Bull Run - Occoquan Trail.......................................... 7 Corbin/Nicholson Hollow............................................ 9 Dolly Sods (2 day trip)............................................... 11 Dolly Sods (3 day trip)............................................... 13 Otter Creek Wilderness............................................. 15 Saint Mary's Trail ................................................ ..... 17 Sherando Lake ....................................................... -
Hanover Courthouse: the Nionu 'S Tactical Victory and Strategic Failure Jerry Joseph Coggeshall Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University ODU Digital Commons History Theses & Dissertations History Winter 1999 Hanover Courthouse: The nionU 's Tactical Victory and Strategic Failure Jerry Joseph Coggeshall Old Dominion University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/history_etds Part of the Military History Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Coggeshall, Jerry J.. "Hanover Courthouse: The nionU 's Tactical Victory and Strategic Failure" (1999). Master of Arts (MA), thesis, History, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/f9k9-0564 https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/history_etds/15 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the History at ODU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in History Theses & Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ODU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. HANOVER COURTHOUSE: THE UNION'S TACTICAL VICTORY AND STRATEGIC FAILURE by Jerry Joseph Coggeshail B.A. May 1997, Old Dominion University A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Old Dominion University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS HISTORY OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY December 1999 Harold S. Wilson (Director) Annecce nnie Sweeneys Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. UMI Number 1398157 Copyright 2000 by Coggeshall, Jerry Joseph All rights reserved. UMI__ ® UMI Microform 1398157 Copyright 2000 by Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company 300 North Zeeb Road P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor. Ml 48106-1346 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. -
Jacob A. Heist: a Michigan Wolverine
Jacob A. Heist: A Michigan Wolverine ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Come on, you Wolverines! General George Custer, rallying the Michigan Cavalry at Gettysburg, 3 July 1863 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– As we passed into the field a shell exploded directly in front of us. It Gen. George Custer took a leg off a man in troop H which preceded us and had dismounted to fight on foot, and I saw him hopping around on his one remaining limb and heard him shriek with pain. Captain James Kidd, Michigan Cavalry, recalling the battle at Williamsport, 6 July 1863 Capt. James Kidd ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– “Dammit! Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!” After the searing physical pain and shock, the mental desperation kicked in. Looking at the bloody mass of flesh and bone where a whistling shell fragment had severed his leg, he knew his life was forever changed. Jacob A. Heist was an eighteen year old farm boy, a volunteer in the 6th Michigan Cavalry Regiment, soldiering on through an extraordinary week of fatigue, fear, excitement, and danger. His brigade had battled J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry on horse and foot around Gettysburg just days ago. He’d slept astride his horse through night marches ... watched in awe and dread as the roar, smoke, and iron of cannon fire tore through large swathes of men and horses at Gettysburg ... struggled blindly uphill at Monterey Pass against a rain of enemy fire while covered by nothing but the dark of night and six inches of mud. The bright sense of adventure and gallantry was fading quickly as war’s dark realities bore down on his body and mind.