The Shelling of Carlisle Map is a virtual tour of the Confederate shelling that occurred on July 1, 1863. The tour begins with the entrance of Major General Fitzhugh Lee into the town of Carlisle and ends at the burning …
Albert Hazlett was among several of John Brown’s raiders who were not with their leader on the morning of October 18, 1859 when US Marines attacked the engine house at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Instead, Hazlett and Osborne Anderson watched the …
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The Dickinson College Class of 1860 reflected a divided country. Thirteen students hailed from slave states and eleven from free states. This dynamic map features several notable alumni who served, and perished, on both sides of the battlefield during the …
The Soldiers Monument in Carlisle, Pennsylvania was created in a post war effort to honor the Cumberland County soldiers who died as a result of the Civil War. The efforts to build the monument were initiated by the Soldiers Monument …
On June 27, 1863, Confederate General Richard S. Ewell stopped at Carlisle for supplies, forage, and food before moving towards Harrisburg. A few days later, Confederate General Jeb Stuart and his cavalry forces arrived near Carlisle looking for Ewell’s troops. Instead …