William H. Getzendaner (Dickinson Chronicles)

Scholarship
John Osborne and James W. Gerencser, eds., “William H. Getzendaner,” Dickinson Chronicles, http://chronicles.dickinson.edu/encyclo/g/ed_getzendanerWH.htm.
William H. Getzendaner was born of Swiss parents, Abram and Mary E. Getzendaner, in Frederick County, Maryland on May 13, 1834.  He prepared for his undergraduate work at the nearby Frederick Academy, then entered Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, some fifty miles to the north.  Getzendaner enrolled at Dickinson in 1855 with the class of 1858. He was elected to the Union Philosophical Society and became a member of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.

“Resignation of Secretary Cameron,” Chicago (IL) Tribune, January 14, 1862

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Resignation of Secretary Cameron
Source citation
“Resignation of Secretary Cameron,” Chicago (IL) Tribune, January 14, 1862, p. 1: 1.
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“The Slave Trade,” New York Times, August 10, 1859

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The Slave-Trade
Source citation
“The Slave-Trade,” New York Times, August 10, 1859, p. 4: 6.
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“North Carolina and Secession,” Fayetteville (NC) Observer, April 4, 1861

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Cropped, edited, and prepared for use here by Don Sailer, Dickinson College, February 10, 2009.
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North Carolina and Secession
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“North Carolina and Secession,” Fayetteville (NC) Observer, April 4, 1861, p. 2: 2.
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Original image has been adjusted here for presentation purposes.
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