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Written by Julia Ward Howe, the text of America’s most famous Civil War-era song was said to have been penned by Howe in 1861 after hearing soldiers singing during a public review of Union tr…
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Through a War Correspondent’s Eyes: The Art of Winslow Homer
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Winslow Homer (1836-1910) was a Boston native who became one of the most important artists in nineteenth-century America. Best known for his pastoral landscapes and seascapes, he was also a notable…
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General Orders, No. 66 War Department, Adjutant-General’s Office Washington, April 16, 1865 The following order of the Secretary of War announces to the Armies of the United States the untimely and…
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The life story of William F. Reiber, M.D. is a classic American success story. Born in Pennsylvania on 8 July 1835, he was a son of German immigrant Jacob Reiber (1789-1857) and Mary (Fleisher) Rei…
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Fleeing the brutal practice of chattel slavery in South Carolina during the fall of 1862, a Black youth walked into a recruiting station for the Army of the United States in Beaufort, South Carolin…
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Catching Dogs and Hogs During the “Dog Days” of Summer (Charleston, South Carolina, 1865)
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There is no disputing that the 47th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry had a long and storied history. Formed on August 5, 1861, the regiment not only served for the entire duration of the American Ci…
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Seven battle names embossed on a battle flag. Three documented a series of seemingly minor military engagements during one oft-maligned military campaign of the American Civil War. Known by militar…
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The Fuller Family of Catasauqua — Leaders in War and Peace
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“They were always patriots and they were speedy in any action in defense of their country. It is said they never did a mean thing. They never stopped working, and they never missed a pay roll…
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Roster: Company K, 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers History of Company K 1861-1862 Company K was raised with the intent of being an all-German company. Its founder, George Junker, was a 26-ye…
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Assistant Regimental Surgeon Jacob Henry Scheetz, M.D.: A Surgeon of Remarkable Skill
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A native of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Jacob Henry Scheetz, M.D. was a game changer to whom generations of Pennsylvanians owe their lives and thanks. Lauded upon his passing…
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“I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free; and that the Executive government of the United Stat…
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Roster: Company H, 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers History of Company H 1861-1862 Company H was the final company to be mustered in to the Pennsylvania Volunteers’ 47th Regiment. With most o…
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Black History Month: The Authorization, Duties and Pay of “Under-Cooks”
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Following executive orders promulgated by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 and legislation enacted that same year by the United States Congress to facilitate the enrollment by free and enslaved Bl…
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“It is hardly necessary to point out to you the extreme military importance of the two works now intrusted [sic, entrusted] to your command. Suffice it to state that they cannot pass out of our han…
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Roster: Company F, 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers History of Company F 1861-1862 Company F of the 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was the first company of this Union regime…
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Official Battle and Campaign Reports
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1861 Defense of Washington, D.C. (21 September 1861-22 January 1862): Report of Major-General George B. McClellan Upon the Organization of the Army of the Potomac, and Its Campaigns in Virginia and…
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First Lieutenant Christian Seiler Beard
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Alternate Presentations of Given Name: Christian, Christ. Alternate Spellings of Middle Name: Seiler, Syler. Alternate Spellings of Surname: Baird, Beard His name was Christ, and he became one of A…
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Corporal Timothy Matthias Snyder — A Patriot’s Great-Grandson and Telephone Pioneer’s Father
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He was a simple carpenter whose life was neither easy, nor long. But his impact on those around him was lasting, inspiring generations of descendants to preserve their nation’s hard-won freedoms wh…
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Walls, Benjamin (Regimental Color-Bearer)
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Alternate Spellings of Surname: Walls, Wals Born in Pennsylvania sometime between 1796 and 1805, Benjamin F. Walls was a son of Revolutionary War Patriot William Walls, who served under Gene…
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The Gardner Brothers of Wyoming County: Taken Too Soon
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Raised in Pennsylvania’s bucolic Wyoming Valley during the early to mid-nineteenth century, the Gardner brothers were brought up in an agrarian world—destined to become farmers who would feed their…
on Feb 3
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Washington Scott Johnston, First Lieutenant and Regimental Adjutant
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Alternate Presentations of Name: Scott W. Johnston, W. Scott Johnson, W. Scott Johnston, Washington Johnson, Washington Scott Johnston “Madam, Yours of September 1st 1865, inquiring ho…
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Black History Month: Paving the Way for the Integration of the Union Army
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Acutely aware that Union military casualty figures had continued to climb as the American Civil War moved into and through its second year, President Abraham Lincoln and his senior military advisor…
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Private John Deitzinger — A Victim of an Old “Camp Complaint”
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Alternate Spellings of Surname: Deitzinger, Dietzinger, Ditzinger John Deitzinger is one of the many members of the 47th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry whose life story remains shrouded by …
on Jan 30
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The Brady Bunch of Company D (Privates)
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Alternate Spellings of Surname: Beady, Brady Born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania on 24 February 1837, 12 February 1840, 29 September 1842 and 15 Jun 1844, respectively, John V. Brady, Atkinson M. …
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Stewart, Cornelius Baskins (Corporal)
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Alternate Spellings of Surname: Stewart, Stuart Born in Pennsylvania in 1843, Cornelius Baskins Stewart was the son of James Stewart, a native of Scotland, and Pennsylvania native Elizabeth …
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First Lieutenant Samuel S. Auchmuty — A Worthy Citizen
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God in His alwise providence has called from time to eternity, our brother and co-laborer P.G., S. S. Auchmuty, who has been a member and has filled positions of honor in our Lodge for forty years,…
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Born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania on 16 June 1828, Henry Heikle lived in Reed Township, Dauphin County in 1850 with his mother, Mary (a Pennsylvania native born sometime around 1790), and his br…
on Jan 29
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By 1864, Federal control of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia was viewed as necessary to a Union victory because of the Valley’s configuration and its economic potential to the Confederate wa…
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Private David C. Rose: A Pioneer and Leading Farmer of St. Joseph County, Indiana
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David C. Rose was one of many nineteenth-century American teenagers who lied. He lied about his age in 1862 in order to enlist for military service during the American Civil War, and then he lied a…
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Captain George Stroop – “A Splendid Citizen”
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Alternate spellings of Given Name: Georg, George Native Pennsylvanian and longtime newspaperman George Stroop was the son of Pennsylvania natives Georg Stroop and Mary (Purcell) Stroop. One of the …
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The Kosiers — Three Brothers Hope for Three-Year Terms
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Alternate Spellings of Surname: Koser, Kosier, Kozier, Krosier Born in Perry County, Pennsylvania on 15 June 1836, George W. Kosier was a 24-year-old carpenter residing in New Bloomfield, Perry Cou…
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Roster: Company D, 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers History of Company D 1861-1862 The initial recruitment for members to fill Company D of the Pennsylvania Volunteers’ 47th Regiment …
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The Harpers of Company D – Kin to a Captain
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Born in 1840, on 11 September 1842, and sometime around 1843, respectively, Robert Martin Harper, Edward Harper, and William George Harper were sons of Edward and Mary Ann Harper (born in Pennsylva…
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Meadath, Jesse (Second Lieutenant)
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Alternate Spellings of Surname: Meadath, Meadeath, Meaddith, Medeath, Middagh Born in Perry County, Pennsylvania on 12 June 1833 (alternate birth date: 13 May 1833), Jesse Meadath was a son of Penn…
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The Baltozers of Company D (Corporal and Privates)
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Alternate Spellings of Surname: Baltzer, Baltozer Born on 12 September 1837, 25 January 1840 and 25 May 1842 respectively, George Washington Baltozer, Jacob P. Baltozer, and Benjamin Franklin Balto…
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Captain Henry Durant (“H. D.”) Woodruff
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Born in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut on 24 September 1825, Henry Durant Woodruff was directly descended from Matthew Woodruff, one of the Puritans emigrating from Cambridge, England to the New…
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Smith, David H._30-Day Furlough Extension, 1863_pubdom
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30-Day Furlough Extension, 1863 (public domain)
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Smith, David H._Co. H, 47th PA_1863 Reenlistment_pubdom
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Reenlistment Paperwork, Fort Jefferson, Florida, 1863 (public domain)
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Smith, David H._Good’s 1862 Promotion of Smith to Corporal_pubdom
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Promotion to Corporal, 21 October 1862 (public domain)
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Smith, David H._Gobin’s 1864 Promotion of Smith to 1st Sergeant_pubdom
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Promotion to First Sergeant, 21 April 1865 (public domain)
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David H. Smith_Co. H, 47th PA_Honorable Discharge+pubdom
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Honorable Discharge Paperwork, 25 December 1865 (public domain)
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David H. Smith, U.S. Civil War Military Paperwork_pubdom
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U.S. Civil War Pension General Index Card (public domain)
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Document Gallery: U.S. Civil War Military Paperwork of First Sergeant David H. Smith
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With sincere gratitude to the St. Charles County Historical Society in St. Charles, Missouri for the donation of its David H. Smith Collection of Civil War enlistment, promotion, furlough, and hono…
on Jan 27
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Private Comley Idall — From Pleasant Sojourn to Despair
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Alternate Spellings of Surname: Idal, Idall. Alternate Spellings of Given Name: Comly, Comley Born in Pennsylvania in 1839, Comley Idall was a son of Pennsylvania native William Idall (born …
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Roster: Company H, 47th Pennsylvania Volunteers
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OFFICERS: Kacy, James Alternate Spellings of Surname: Kacy, Kacey Term of Service: 19 September 1861 – 18 September 1864 (mustered out at Berryville, Virginia upon expiration of term) Rank: Captain…
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Bush, Anton Benjamin (Band Leader and Private)
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Born on 11 June 1835 in Würtemberg, Germany, Anton B. Bush was the son of Francis Bush. After pursuing studies in music, he emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1854, and settled in Phila…
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Daniel K. Reeder – A Lost Arm, a New Life
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Born in the village of Blain in Perry County, Pennsylvania on 18 September 1838, Daniel K. Reeder was a son of John and Sarah (Anderson) Reeder, who were both natives of Germany. Raised on the Reed…
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First Sergeant David H. Smith: Keeper of the County Jail’s Keys
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David H. Smith was just an average hard-working American. Raised in a rural part of the Great Keystone State, he grew up learning how to cultivate and care for land that was located not far from th…
on Jan 27
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Washington H. R. Hangen, First Lieutenant and Regimental Adjutant
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Pastor’s son. Shoemaker. Surveyor. Mystery man. Cited for valor after being wounded in battle during the American Civil War in 1862, Washington H. R. Hangen would be accused of cowardice unde…
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Private Nicholas Orris—The Face of Another Unknown Soldier
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A native of the great Keystone State, Nicholas Orris began life in Perry County—a region of Pennsylvania that was still a largely rural one during mid-19th century America, but was one which was su…
on Jan 27