Pennsylvania's Emergency Men

A study of the the Pennsylvania Emergency Militia, and the Keystone state's reaction to the threat of invasion during the Maryland Campaign of 1862, and the Gettysburg Campaign of 1863. As well as other historical thoughts and observations.

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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

September 19-24, 1862: 7th PA Emergency Militia

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Read the previous day here The morning of the nineteenth dawned and there had been no attack. The enemy had disappeared entirely. In th...

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

September 18, 1862: 7th PA Emergency Militia

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Read the previous day here With the coming dawn of the eighteenth came confirmation of the cheering rumors of the night before: that Anti...

Monday, September 17, 2012

September 17, 1862: 7th PA Emergency Militia

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Before being sworn into state service for the "emergency", the 7th Pennsylvania Emergency Militia had been known as the 3rd Regim...

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Dave Maher: I'm an avid history buff, especially 16th through 19th Century American, and local history. By weekday, I work in Historic Preservation for Pennsylvania, and by weekend I am a Volunteer, Living Historian, and Battlefield Ambassador with the National Park Service at Antietam National Battlefield, as well as a Living Historian with the 69th New York Historical Association since 1998, among many other things. Also, in 2012, I became National Park Service certified as an Antietam Battlefield Guide.

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