The Civil War Letters of James and Ann Colwell
When the Civil War erupted in 1861, James Colwell and his wife Ann were living in Carlisle, Pa.
Carlisle
Charles Conn
Charles Conn served in Company E of the 127th U.S.C.T. He was born in West Virginia in 1828, and he married his wife, Mary, in 1855, but other details of his life before the military are unknown.1 He enlisted on August 29, 1864, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and was discharged on September 9, 1865, due to the end of the war. Details about his rank and time in service are unknown.
Enoch S. Cook
Enoch S. Cook served in the U.S.C.T., and according to registration records it is likely he enlisted around July 1, 1863.1 He was born in Virginia, married Caroline cook, and lived in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Nothing else is known about his life at this time. He is buried in Lincoln Cemetery, Pennsylvania.2
- Enoch Cook, U.S. Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865.
- Enoch S. Cook, U.S. Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current.
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Corporal Jesse G. Thompson G.A.R. Post 440
This paper is a by-product resulting from research completed for "Lincoln Cemetery- the Story Down Under" a paper published in October 2011. After finding many articles about the "colored" G.A.R. Post in the local newspaper as part of that research, it seemed obvious that the story of this fine organization needed to be told.
Craighead Father and Son Die Within Hours of Each Other
On Saturday, March 30, 1822, Gilson Craighead, a prosperous South Middleton Township farmer and mill owner, went to Carlisle for the day with his son Major James. They would both be dead within a week.
Patrick Culp: Carlisle Cabinetmaker
Patrick Culp, a "mulatto," and the only documented African American cabinetmaker in Cumberland County, was born in Pennsylvania in 1790. A member of Allison United Methodist Church1 and later St.
Cumberland County Horse Thief Detecting and Protection Societies
Horses were vital for transportation and farming, and horse stealing was a chronic problem. In the nineteenth century, horse thief detection and protection societies were formed in many states.
The Cumberland County Medical Society, 1866-1916
Our story begins at eleven o'clock in the morning on July 17, 1866, when 24 Cumberland County physicians arrived at the Court House in Carlisle. This was the largest gathering of physicians in the county up to that time and, in addition to seven doctors from Carlisle, included practitioners from Shippensburg, Newville, Mechanicsburg, New Cumberland, West Fairview, and a number of other smaller points in the county.
Cumberland County Place Names
Cumberland County place names under the following lists: named after the founder or an early settler, geographical/geological features, and miscellaneous.
Cumberland County Register of Historic Places
The Cumberland County Register of Historic Places was organized by the Cumberland County Historical Society (CCHS) to recognize places of local historic significance that may not qualify for placement on the National Register of Historic Places.