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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Saturday, January 28, 2012

"The road to Pennsylvania lies invitingly open"

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In the late summer of 1862, after a string of impressive successes against the Union armies in the East, General Robert E. Lee and the Army ...

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

"A Welcome With Bloody Hands To Hospital Graves"

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From the Shippensburg News , September 13, 1862, we gain a glimpse into the events, hysteria, and "fires of patriotism" that were ...

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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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