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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Monday, September 26, 2011

"Dreadful Collision on the Cumberland Valley Railroad"

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By September 26, 1862, the threat of General Lee invading Pennsylvania was over, most of the Emergency Militamen had been mustered out of st...

Friday, July 15, 2011

"Some of the men...were walking armories of miscellaneous weapons"

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Louis Richards, a Private in Co. G, 2 nd Pennsylvania Emergency Militia, wrote in 1883 of his experiences in September 1862. Among his man...

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Reading, PA Responds to the Emergency

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In September of 1862, Louis Richards was a Private in the "5th Ward Guards" from Reading, PA. Eventually his unit would be sworn ...

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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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