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  • “Zug’s Corner,” 1860

    By admin Posted on February 14, 2011 Posted in Civil War (1861-1865), Our History No Comments

    Jacob Zug was born near Elizabethtown in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1793 and arrived in Carlisle in 1823, having farmed just east of the town.  He purchased this lot near the square on East High Street from Nicholas Uhlerick in …

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    The Duncan-Stiles House, 1860

    By admin Posted on February 13, 2011 Posted in Civil War (1861-1865), Our History No Comments

    Long one of the most luxurious homes in Carlisle, the Duncan-Stiles House on the corner of East High and South Bedford streets was built in 1811 for Stephen Duncan and his Philadelphia bride, Margaretta Stiles.  The home was a wedding …

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    Article – McClintock Riot (June 1847)

    By admin Posted on February 11, 2011 Posted in Antebellum (1840-1861) No Comments

    Martha C. Slotten, “The McClintock Slave Riot of 1847,” Cumberland County History 17 (2000): 14-35. In this definitive account of a June 1847 riot in Carlisle over fugitive slaves, Martha C. Slotten explains how two slaveowners from Hagerstown, Maryland – …

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    US Colored Troops Buried in former Lincoln Cemetery

    By admin Posted on February 11, 2011 Posted in Civil War (1861-1865), Our History No Comments

    The following USCT veterans were buried at Memorial Park / Lincoln Cemetery in Carlisle: Alexander, James — Company I, 127th USCT Bailey, L. James — Company G, 32nd USCT Barton, John H. — Company H, 7th USCT Berry (Gerry), J. …

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    Dickinson College – Gettysburg Campaign

    By admin Posted on February 7, 2011 Posted in Civil War (1861-1865), Our History

    In June 1863 Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s army invaded Pennsylvania. As Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Curtin (Class of 1837) called out the state militia, students at Dickinson were preparing for final exams. Yet despite “the alarm” Dickinson College President Herman …

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