{"id":658,"date":"2011-02-06T21:22:49","date_gmt":"2011-02-07T04:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cumberlandcivilwar.com\/?p=658"},"modified":"2011-02-06T21:22:49","modified_gmt":"2011-02-07T04:22:49","slug":"army-barracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/cumberland150\/army-barracks\/","title":{"rendered":"Army Barracks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe US Army first used the Carlisle Barracks during the Revolutionary War. In May 1838 Captain Edwin Sumner<\/a> officially opened a cavalry training center at Carlisle Barracks. \u00a0Many calvary officers who later fought in the Mexican-American War and Civil War were trained at the post. Lt. Thomas Sweeny was one of many army officers went through Carlisle Barracks during this period – you can read the letters he wrote to his wife about his experiences at Carlisle in this essay<\/a>. The Carlisle Barracks was an important depot for the US Army during the Civil War. However Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart\u2019s cavalry burned down the barracks<\/a> during the Gettysburg campaign in early July 1863. While the barracks was rebuilt, the War Department closed the cavalry training center at the barracks in December 1870. The Indian School<\/a> opened in 1879 and closed in 1918. Today the Carlisle Barracks is home to the US Army War College.<\/p>\n

You can read this essay<\/a> to learn more about the Historic Carlisle Barracks. Check their website<\/a> for important information if you plan on visiting.\u00a0The U.S Army Heritage and Education Center<\/a> and the Cumberland County Historical Society<\/a> are located nearby.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The US Army first used the Carlisle Barracks during the Revolutionary War. In May 1838 Captain Edwin Sumner officially opened a cavalry training center at Carlisle Barracks. \u00a0Many calvary officers who later fought in the Mexican-American War and Civil War …<\/p>\n

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