{"id":811,"date":"2011-02-24T08:20:37","date_gmt":"2011-02-24T15:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cumberlandcivilwar.com\/?p=811"},"modified":"2011-02-24T08:20:37","modified_gmt":"2011-02-24T15:20:37","slug":"shelling-of-carlisle-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/cumberland150\/shelling-of-carlisle-pennsylvania\/","title":{"rendered":"Shelling of Carlisle, Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"

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William E. Miller, Local History: Troops Occupying Carlisle, July, 1863<\/a><\/em> (Carlisle, PA: Hamilton Library Association, 1902).<\/p>\n

William E. Miller\u2019s essay offers an overview of the events surrounding the Confederates\u2019 occupation of Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1863. Miller describes in detail the Confederate advance through Pennsylvania in June 1863 and provides the order of battle for Confederate General Richard S. Ewell\u2019s second corps. In addition, the essay includes an article (\u201cCame Near Being Hung: What Happened to Two Cumberland Countians in the Rebel Invasion\u201d) that was originally published in the Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer<\/em>.<\/p>\n

James W. Sullivan, Boyhood Memories of the Civil War 1861-\u201965: Invasion of Carlisle<\/a><\/em> (Carlisle, PA: Hamilton Library Association, 1933).<\/p>\n

While in Hereford, England in July 1932, J. W. Sullivan writes a letter to a family friend and recalls his experiences in Carlisle, Pennsylvania during the Civil War and other related topics. Before the war Sullivan notes that political tensions were high. \u201cFrom my earliest years I was accustomed to hearing among our neighbors the high notes of political arguing,\u201d as Sullivan explains. Sullivan was 13 when Confederates attacked Fort Sumter in April 1861 and he provides an overview of what happened in Carlisle during the war as well as how the community reacted to news from the front. In addition, Sullivan offers a detailed account of the Confederate shelling of Carlisle in 1860. Sullivan also reflects on the ways that Americans commemorated the Civil War, including visiting Gettysburg and the establishment of the Grand Army of the Republic.<\/p>\n

Charles Gilbert Beetem, Experiences of a West Ward Boy <\/a><\/em> (Carlisle, PA: Hamilton Library Association, 1963).<\/p>\n

Charles Gilbert Beetem\u2019s article discusses James W. Sullivan\u2019s recollection of the Confederate Invasion of Carlisle. (Sullivan\u2019s original account was published in 1933 and has also been posted on Library Divided). Even though \u201cthere was far more action around the Public Square and in Carlisle\u2019s eastern parts,\u201d Beetem notes that this account from someone who lived in the West Ward remains an \u201cinteresting\u201d story. Beetem includes excerpts from Sullivan\u2019s letter and provides additional information about people and events in Sullivan\u2019s account.<\/p>\n

Robert Grant Crist, Confederate Invasion of the West Shore \u2013 1863<\/a><\/em> (Carlisle, PA: Hamilton Library Association, 1963).<\/p>\n

Robert Grant Crist provides a detailed overview of the Confederate advance in June 1863 to the West Shore of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. His article ends with the Confederate withdrawal from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania on June 30. While \u201cHarrisburg was safe,\u201d Crist notes that \u201cthe storm was about to break in Adams County.\u201d Crist uses a wide range of materials to write his account, from Pennslyvania nad New York newspapers to solders\u2019 letters and the Official Records. His essay also includes several photographs and maps.<\/p>\n

George M. Diffenderfer, Notes on Rebel Routes and Artillery<\/a><\/em> (Carlisle, PA: Hamilton Library Association, 1963).<\/p>\n

George M. Diffenderfer\u2019s essay discusses several questions about Confederate artillery units that participated in the shelling of Carlisle on July 1, 1863. After explaining why Confederates shelled the town, Diffenderfer reviews military records to determine how many cannons were involved, the location of artillery during the bombardment, and the number of times that Confederate artillery fired.<\/p>\n

Milton E. Flower, Wednesday, July 1st 1863<\/a><\/em> (Carlisle, PA: Hamilton Library Association, 1963).<\/p>\n

Milton E. Flower\u2019s short essay offers a relatively concise overview of the events that took place in Carlisle on July 1, 1863.<\/p>\n

James D. Flower, “Physical Remains of the Confederate Invasion of 1863<\/a>,” Cumberland County History<\/em> 15 (1998): 73-78.<\/p>\n

Even though Confederates invaded Pennsylvania in 1863, James D. Flower explains that one can still find physical remains from that event today. Flower describes several places in Carlisle that were damaged when Confederates shelled the town as well as the remains of two defensive fortifications (Fort Couch and Fort Washington). The essay includes photographs of these locations.<\/p>\n

Simpson K. Donavin, “The Invasion: Rebel Occupancy of Carlisle, 1863<\/a>,” Cumberland County History<\/em> 15 (1998): 34-50.<\/p>\n

Simpson K. Donavin\u2019s account of the Confederate\u2019s operation in Carlisle, Pennsylvania was originally published in July 1863 in three local papers (American Volunteer<\/em> ; Carlisle Herald<\/em> ; Carlisle American<\/em>). As Confederates approached Shippensburg, Carlisle residents began to realize that General Robert E. Lee\u2019s advance was a major operation. \u201cThe threats so often made by the Southern papers were to assume reality, and the States of Maryland and Pennsylvania were indeed to be made the battle-field,\u201d as Donavin explained. As Confederates entered Carlisle on June 27, 1863, Donavin recalled that \u201cevery man carried his gun to a position to use it on the instant with his hand on the hammer.\u201d Donavin described in detail what happened between this initial encounter and the Confederate shelling of the town on July 1, 1863. Historians have been unable to figure out many details about Donavin\u2019s life before or after this article appeared in July 1863. This essay also includes several photographs.<\/p>\n

Barbara Houston, “Narrow Escapes: Two Original Accounts of Civil War Shells in the Hands of Carlisle Civilians After the War<\/a>,” Cumberland County History<\/em> 24 (2007): 48-52.<\/p>\n

Barbara Houston\u2019s article includes two accounts of Carlisle residents\u2019 encounters with unexploded artillery shells after the Civil War. Frank Wetzel recalled one incident that involved a Civil War veteran who worked at his father\u2019s shop on North Bedford Street. In addition, an article from the Carlisle (PA) Herald<\/em> described what happened at a house on South Hanover Street in May 1868 after a conical shell was accidentally \u201cshoveled into a bucket of coal and from thence carried to the cook stove where the contents of the bucket were thrown upon the fire.\u201d<\/p>\n

These essays have been posted online with permission from the Cumberland County Historical Society<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

William E. Miller, Local History: Troops Occupying Carlisle, July, 1863 (Carlisle, PA: Hamilton Library Association, 1902). William E. Miller\u2019s essay offers an overview of the events surrounding the Confederates\u2019 occupation of Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1863. Miller describes in detail the …<\/p>\n

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