A war, three women, and a tradition the history of Boalsburg in the Civil War
"An American tradition was born in 1864 when Emma Hunter, Sophie Keller, and Elizabeth Myers decorated the graves of Civil War soldiers in the Boalsburg cemetery in Harris Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The village of Boalsburg contributed perhaps the highest number of volunteers per capita...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | "An American tradition was born in 1864 when Emma Hunter, Sophie Keller, and Elizabeth Myers decorated the graves of Civil War soldiers in the Boalsburg cemetery in Harris Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The village of Boalsburg contributed perhaps the highest number of volunteers per capita to the cause than any other small village in the North. . . . Here is the story of those three women and the village they called home during the Civil War. Through family letters, post-Civil War interviews and a written account in a 1904 book documenting the history of the 148th Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment, read how Boalsburg claims its place in history as the birthplace of Memorial Day." -- Back cover. |
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| Physical Description: | 105 pages : illustrated, maps, photographs ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 102) and index. |
