Carlisle, PA

Headnote

Carlisle, Pa., c. h. Cumberland co. 15 miles W. by S. from Harrisburg, on the Cumberland Valley Railroad, which extends from Harrisburg through this place to Chambersburg. It is regularly laid out, with a spacious public square in the "centre, and wide streets crossing each other at right angles. It is well built, mostly with brick and stone. It has 9 or 10 churches. Dickinson College is located here, and its buildings occupy a commanding situation in the W. part of the village. About half a mile from the village are the United States barracks, built in 1777, chiefly by the Hessians captured at Trenton. The government have established a cavalry school here. (Gazetteer of the United States of America, 1854)

CARLISLE, c.h., p.v., seat of justice of Cumberland co., Pa., 15 ms. w. by s. of Harrisburgh; from W. 103 ms.  Seat of Dickinson College.  Pop. 4,581.  (Fanning's, 1853)

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    After midnight outside Carlisle, General J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry is ordered to concentrate on Gettysburg Battles/Soldiers
    At dawn, the last Confederate occupiers of Carlisle, Pennsylvania leave the town Battles/Soldiers
    At Dickinson College in Pennsylvania, students are leaving for home in large numbers Education/Culture
    At Dickinson College, the Junior and Senior classes request the end of term be brought forward Education/Culture
    Confederate patrols reach the Perry County line, the northern limit of the Pennsylvania invasion Battles/Soldiers
    Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies Dickinsonian
    Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies Dickinsonian
    Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies Dickinsonian
    Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies Dickinsonian
    Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies Dickinsonian
    Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies Dickinsonian
    Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies Dickinsonian
    Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies Dickinsonian
    Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies Dickinsonian
    Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies Dickinsonian
    Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies Dickinsonian
    Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies Dickinsonian
    Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies Dickinsonian
    Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies Dickinsonian
    Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies Carlisle/Dickinson
    Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies Dickinsonian
    Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies (1858) Dickinsonian
    Dickinson College students given a day off classes to attend the local Agricultural Fair Education/Culture
    Dickinson College students punished for "smoking out" a classmate from his dormitory room Education/Culture
    Dickinson student, John F. Frederick '64, takes another drunken step towards ending his college career Education/Culture
    First company of volunteers from Carlisle, Pennsylvania leaves for training, equipment, and service Carlisle/Dickinson
    In Carlisle, Pennsylvania, a public meeting condemns the South and strongly supports the war Carlisle/Dickinson
    - In Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Confederate troops occupy a town familiar to some of their officers Battles/Soldiers
    In Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Dickinson College holds its annual commencement ceremonies Carlisle/Dickinson
    In Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Dickinson College students are finding it difficult to attend class Education/Culture
    In Carlisle, Pennsylvania, James Colwell is appointed first lieutenant of the Carlisle Fencibles Carlisle/Dickinson
    In Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the Barracks garrison and New York militia units evacuate the town Battles/Soldiers
    In Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the Democratic newspaper denounces "Old Abe's War" Carlisle/Dickinson
    In Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the Democratic newspaper swings into line in support of the war Carlisle/Dickinson
    In Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the Dickinson College faculty discipline a student for "hissing in the Chapel" Education/Culture
    In Carlisle, Pennsylvania, two Dickinson College students punished for gun play on campus Education/Culture
    In Pennsylvania, a Carlisle courthouse meeting debates the Crittenden Compromise Carlisle/Dickinson
    In Pennsylvania, Abraham Lincoln carries largely Democratic Cumberland County Campaigns/Elections
    In Pennsylvania, mass Union meeting at the Carlisle courthouse resolves that secession is illegal Carlisle/Dickinson
    In Pennsylvania, New York Militia units prepare a defense of Carlisle against the Confederate advance Battles/Soldiers
    In Pennsylvania, soldiers from the local barracks and citizens exchange gunfire in the center of Carlisle, leaving two dead. Crime/Disasters
    In Pennsylvania, the Carlisle Fencibles are officially mustered in as Pennsylvania Volunteers Carlisle/Dickinson
    In Pennsylvania, the Confederate Second Corps begins to pull back to concentrate on Gettysburg Battles/Soldiers
    J.D. Frederick, class of 1864, appeals his expulsion from Dickinson College for drunkenness Education/Culture
    James Buchanan graduates from Dickinson College Personal
    James Miller McKim is born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania Personal
    John Cuddy enlists with the 36th Pennsylvania Infantry Battles/Soldiers
    John Taylor Cuddy is born near Carlisle, Pennsylvania Carlisle/Dickinson
    Local congressman complains to President Johnson that soldiers are being kept from voting in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Campaigns/Elections
    Major General W.F. Smith's Union troops arrive in Carlisle, Pennsylvania to an enthusiastic welcome Battles/Soldiers
    Moncure Conway enters Dickinson College Personal
    Outside of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, raw militia cavalry clash with veteran Confederate horsemen Battles/Soldiers
    Roger Taney graduates from Dickinson College Personal
    Shells from General J.E.B. Stuart's horse artillery rain down on Carlisle in an evening bombardment Battles/Soldiers
    The McClintock Riot takes place in Carlisle, Pennsylvania Legal/Political
    The McClintock Riot trial is held in Carlisle, Pennsylvania Legal/Political
    - Union garrison at Harpers Ferry burns the Arsenal and withdraws in an overnight march to Pennsylvania Battles/Soldiers
    Volunteer Philadelphia Artillery battery, full of distinguished Philadelphians, goes into action at Carlisle Battles/Soldiers
    William Miller of Cumberland County disobeys orders and wins the Medal of Honor at Gettysburg Battles/Soldiers
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    Spencer Fullerton Baird to John James Audubon, June 4, 1840
    Carlisle (PA) Herald, “The Fire Companies,” March 26, 1845
    Carlisle (PA) Herald, “Burning of the Court House,” March 26, 1845
    Harrisburg (PA) Democratic Union, “Destructive Fire in Carlisle,” March 26, 1845
    John McClintock, "Slavery No. I," Christian Advocate, New York, February 24, 1847
    John McClintock, "Slavery No. II," Christian Advocate, New York, March 31, 1847
    Entry by John McClintock, June 2, 1847
    John McClintock to Edgar B. Wakeman, June 3, 1847
    New York Commercial Advertiser, "Riot at Carlisle," June 5, 1847
    New York Tribune, "Riot at Carlisle," June 7, 1847
    John S. Porter to Robert Emory, June 8, 1847
    W. Spry to Robert Emory, June 8, 1847
    George Fechtig to Robert Emory, June 9, 1847
    Carlisle (PA) Herald, "Tumult and Riot," June 9, 1847
    Robert Emory to George Fechtig, June 9, 1847
    Otho Norris to Robert Emory, June 9, 1847
    Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, "Alarming Riot," June 10, 1847
    James Miller McKim to John McClintock, June 10, 1847
    Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, "Abolitionism," June 10, 1847
    John McClintock to Jane McClintock, June 10, 1847
    Carlisle (PA) Herald, "To the Board of Trustees," July 10, 1847
    George Fechtig to Robert Emory, June 11, 1847
    New York Tribune, "The Carlisle Riot," June 12, 1847
    John Price Durbin to Robert Emory, June 12, 1847
    John Bowen to Robert Emory, June 14, 1847
    Providence (RI) Manufacturers and Farmers Journal, "The Slave Riot at Carlisle, Pa.,” June 14, 1847
    Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “Judge Hepburn’s Charge,” September 16, 1847
    John McClintock to Edgar B. Wakeman, June 16, 1847
    Boston (MA) Liberator, “The Slave Riot at Carlisle, Pa.,” June 18, 1847
    George Davenport Chenoweth to Robert Emory, June 23, 1847
    New York National Anti-Slavery Standard, "The Riot in Carlisle," June 24, 1847
    Carlisle (PA) Herald, “Death of Mr. Kennedy,” June 30, 1847
    Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “Death of Mr. Kennedy,” July 1, 1847
    Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “Public Meeting,” July 1, 1847
    Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “Public Meeting at Hagerstown,” July 15, 1847
    Thomas W. Smith to Robert Emory, July 16, 1847
    Thaddeus Stevens to John McClintock, July 20, 1847
    Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “Shocking Accident,” August 19, 1847
    Harrisburg (PA) Democratic Union, "The Carlisle Riot Case," September 1, 1847
    Carlisle (PA) Herald, “Judge Hepburn’s Protest,” September 8, 1847
    Carlisle (PA) Herald, "Sentence of the Rioters," September 8, 1847
    Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “What the Hagerstown Papers Say,” September 9, 1847
    Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “A Slave Case,” November 30, 1848
    (Bellows Falls) Vermont Chronicle, “Interesting Case,” December 6, 1848
    Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “Get Vaccinated,” December 7, 1848
    Charlestown (SC) Mercury, "A Practical Joke," April 13, 1849
    Entry by Moncure Daniel Conway, October 2, 1851
    Carlisle (PA) Herald, “Commencement Exercises,” July 14, 1858
    John Hays to Charles Francis Himes, August 18, 1858
    John Hays to Charles Francis Himes, June 20, 1859
    Carlisle (PA) Herald, “The Alleged Kidnapping,” June 22, 1859
    Carlisle (PA) American, “The Kidnappers,” June 22, 1859
    Cleveland (OH) Herald, “From Carlisle,” October 25, 1859
    Carlisle (PA) American, “Arrest of a Supposed ‘Harper’s Ferry Insurrectionist,’” October 26, 1859
    Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, "The Slave Insurrection at Harper's Ferry," October 27, 1859
    Atchison (KS) Freedom’s Champion, “Capt. Cook – Wrong Man Arrested,” October 29, 1859
    Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "The Harpers Ferry Insurgent at Carlisle," November 1, 1859
    New York Herald, “Rebellion in Dickinson College,” November 23, 1859
    Cleveland (OH) Herald, “No Riot,” November 26, 1859
    Washington (DC) National Intelligencer, “The Carlisle Kidnapping Case,” December 17, 1859
    Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “Decidedly Wrong,” July 7, 1860
    Carlisle (PA) Herald, “Commencement Exercises of Dickinson College,” July 13, 1860
    Winfield Scott to Abraham Lincoln, April 15, 1861
    William Willey to Waitman Willey, April 22, 1861
    Dickinson College President Herman Johnson Circular Letter, April 24, 1861
    William Willey to Waitman Willey, April 29, 1861
    Carlisle (PA) Herald, “Departure of the Volunteers,” June 7, 1861
    James Colwell to Ann Colwell, July 4, 1861
    Nannie Colwell to James Colwell, December 15, 1861
    Herman Merrills Johnson to Abraham Lincoln, January 1, 1862
    Lowell (MA) Citizen & News, “Points of Present Interest,” June 17, 1863
    New York Times, “Telegrams From Carlisle,” June 26, 1863
    - Recollection of the Confederate Occupation of Carlisle, June 27-30, 1863
    Washington (DC) National Intelligencer, “Rebel Occupation of Carlisle,” June 30, 1863
    New York Herald, “The Rebel Occupation of Carlisle,” July 1, 1863
    Recollection by C. Stuart Patterson of the Union defense of Carlisle, July 1, 1863
    Letter from Theodore S. Garnett to George W. Wingate, May 31, 1892 on the Shelling of Carlisle, July 1, 1863
    Charles P. Noyes, 22nd New York, diary entry on opening of bombardment at Carlisle, July 1, 1863
    Philadelphia (PA) North America and United States Gazette, “A Desperate Battle At Gettysburg,” July 3, 1863
    New York Times, "Carlisle," July 3, 1863
    Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, “The Rebels at Carlisle,” July 4, 1863
    Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “Every Man To Duty,” July 9, 1863
    Carlisle (PA) Herald, "Gen. Ewel [EWELL] Sends His Card," July 10, 1863
    Carlisle (PA) Herald, “Behavior of Our Citizens Under Rebel Fire,” July 10, 1863
    John Keagy Stayman to Edgar Hastings, July 1863
    Entry by John McClintock, July 13, 1863
    Abraham Lincoln to George Gordon Meade, July 14, 1863
    George D. Chenoweth to James W. Marshall, July 15, 1863
    Carlisle (PA) American, “What Invasion Has Taught Pennsylvania,” July 15, 1863
    Carlisle (PA) American, “Fitzhugh Lee,” July 22, 1863
    Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “The Skedaddlers,” July 30, 1863
    Carlisle (PA) Herald, “Untitled,” March 7, 1872
    Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “Lecture by Frederick Douglass,” March 7, 1872
    Carlisle (PA) Herald, “The Old Question in New Shape,” March 14, 1872
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