Carlisle
William H. Harrison
William H. Harrison served in Company I of the 22nd U.S.C.T. He was born around 1830, in Hagerstown, Maryland, to enslaved parents. His father’s name was William Harrison, but his mother’s name is unknown.1 He enlisted as a private at the age of 35 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on January 5, 1864, and he was discharged with his company on May 5, 1865, due to the end of the war.2 His life immediately after the war, including information about his family, is unknown.
William H. Harrison
William H. Harrison served in Company I of the 22nd U.S.C.T. He was born around 1830, in Hagerstown, Maryland, to enslaved parents. His father’s name was William Harrison, but his mother’s name is unknown.1 He enlisted as a private at the age of 35 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on January 5, 1864, and he was discharged with his company on May 5, 1865, due to the end of the war.2 His life immediately after the war, including information about his family, is unknown.
Regina Hartman
During the colonial era, Cumberland County was on the western frontier of colonial settlement. Although treaties had been signed allowing legal settlement, peaceful relations with Native Americans was not achieved until the 1770s.
Quy and Randy Hays
Interview of Quy and Randy Hays for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Quy discusses her life in Vietnam during the Vietnam and her move to the United States.
Ray Heckman
Interview of Ray Heckman for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library Memory Bank. Heckman discusses his life in Newville, Pennsylvania from his childhood attending Newville schools to his life on a farm raising sheep and fixing old furniture.
John J. Heinze
Interview of John J. Heinze by Susan Meehan on July 23, 2015. The interview covers the beginnings of the Allenberry Resort and Theatre and its continued evolution over the years.
George “Dorsey” Hendel, Jr.: Liveryman
The son of Carlisle silversmith George Hendel and his wife Rosanna Jumper, George Hendel, Jr. was born on August 20, 1815. He did not follow his father’s profession, and by 1837 he was in the livery business with James Gaulagher.
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry was born in 1846 in Chambersburg, PA. Henry enlisted in the 45th Regiment of the United States Colored Troops on July 23rd, 1864 in Chambersburg, under Captain Eyster. At the end of the war, Henry moved to Carlisle and worked as a laborer. Henry married "Mrs. Patrick Henry" and became a member of the Bethel Church.Henry died on May 14th, 1918 at his house on 155 Dickinson Ave. from a paralytic stroke, and is buried at Union Cemetery.
J. Wolford Herman
Interview of Wolfword Herman for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library Memory Bank. Herman discusses his family's deep roots in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania as well as growing up in Cumberland County during the Great Depression, his Korean War military experience, and meeting his wife Ruth.