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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| 245 | 1 | 2 | |a A war, three women, and a tradition : |b the history of Boalsburg in the Civil War / |c Susan Evans, Robert Hazelton, Cathy Horner & Nancy Taylor. |
| 260 | |a [Place of publication not identified] : |b [publisher not identified], |c [2014?]. | ||
| 300 | |a 105 pages : |b illustrated, maps, photographs ; |c 22 cm | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (page 102) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |g Part I: |t The Birth of Boalsburg from Settlement to the Civil War -- |t Discovering an empire, James Potter surveys the forested plains -- |t David Boal, Jr. and Reverend William Stuart arrive from Ireland -- |t Establishing a thriving village -- |t Springfield laid out by Andrew Stroup -- |t The village of Boalsburg by 1861 -- |t A divided region, Civil War & Lincoln's call for troops -- |g Part II: |t Boalsburg enters the Civil War -- |t The early volunteers -- |t James A. Beaver and the 148th PA Volunteer Regiment -- |t The Boalsburg Academy students enlist as told in The Sister's Story -- |t Dr. C.P.W. Fisher and Benjamin F. Fisher -- |t General James S. Brisbin -- |t Benjamin S. Schneck and the burning of Chambersburg -- |g Part III: |t The home front -- Families of Boalsburg -- |t The Myers Family & the John Myers Civil War letters -- |t The Hunter-Stuart Families -- |t The Keller Family and Reverend George C. Hall. | |
| 520 | 0 | |a "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. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Memorial Day |x Historic sites |x Churches |x Cemeteries. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Boalsburg (Pa.) |x Memorial Day |x Historic sites |x Churches |x Cemeteries. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Boalsburg (Pa.) |x History. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x History |y Civil War, 1861-1865 |x Women |z Boalsburg (Pa.) | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x History |y Civil War, 1861-1865 |x Regimental histories |x Pennsylvania Infantry |x 148th. | |
| 690 | 0 | |a Local author. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Hazleton, Robert. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Horner, Cathy. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Taylor, Nancy. | |
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| 949 | |a Schlow |b SANON |c 394.262 EVA |d i |e 39635104172319 |f 695498 |g ddc |j 01/28/2021 | ||
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