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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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Meet a Militiaman: Jacob C. Higgins (part II)

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( read Part I here ) Higgins in a post-Civil War photo - Cambria County, PA Genealogy Within weeks of returning home from servic...

Friday, December 23, 2011

Meet a Militiaman: Jacob C. Higgins (part I)

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In 1826, Jacob Higgins was born in Williamsburg, PA, in what would later become part of Blair County. Growing up in a rugged, mountainous r...

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Meet a Militiaman: Daniel Nagle

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In 1846, at the age of 18, Daniel Nagle marched off to war, for the first time, as a drummer in the Washington Artillery, a company raised i...

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Meet a Militiaman: Charles E. Amidon

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Corporal Charles E. Amidon was 17 years old when he enlisted with Co. A, 34th Pennsylvania Emergency Militia, on June 29, 1863. Born in New...

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Meet a Militiaman: Charles Coatesworth Pinckney Rawn

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Over the course of this blog, I hope to highlight individual soldiers of the Pennsylvania Emergency Militia. Being able to attach faces to ...

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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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