Read Before Historical Meeting of the Hamilton Library Association, Carlisle, Pa., November V. 1902, and Reprinted for the Historical Department. From all sources obtainable it is generally conceded that Lees' objective point when he attempted the invasion of Pennsylvania was Philadelphia, though he expected to give battle before reaching this point.
Interview of Jesse Long by Michael Collins on January 28, 2015. Long discusses growing up outside Carlisle, Pennsylvania in Carlisle Springs and his service in the Vietnam War with the United States Army Security Agency.
William and Lydia Longsdorf raised an exceptional brood. Their children, one in particular, literally, caused bells to ring and lights to go out. The Longsdorfs erased tradition when it stood between them and their legitimate goals.
Printer, publisher, postmaster, bookseller, paper manufacturer and author, Archibald Loudon was “the most interesting of the early printers and publishers of Carlisle.” Archibald, son of James and Christiana Loudon, was reportedly born at sea on August 24, 1754 during his parent’s emigration from Scotland.
Interview of Bob Loy for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Loy discusses his time on the Carlisle High School Band under the leadership of Band Director Hans Uberseder.
George Lucas served with Company F of the 20th U.S.C.T. He was born in Pennsylvania around 1843, and was drafted in as a private at 20 years old on December 18, 1863, at Riker’s Island, New York Harbor. He was working as a farmer at the time. He was described as having black eyes, hair, and complexion, and standing at five feet, eight inches tall.1 In September of 1865, he was absent sick in a General Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana.2 On October 4, 1865, he was mustered out from New Orleans with the rest of his company due to the end of the Civil War.
Interview of Seth Lynch by Blair Williams for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library in conjunction with the Greater Carlisle Heart and Soul Project. Lynch discusses his love of weather and storm chasing in Cumberland County.
Fifty years after J. P. Lyne went out of business, an elderly man reminiscing about the Carlisle of his youth still remembered that “a mammoth wood and gilded sign of a padlock stood in front of J. P. Lyne’s hardware store.” Lyne worked as a coppersmith in Carlisle in the 1820s and 1830s, but by 1838 he had become a hardware merchant. The 1838 Triennial tax assessment listed “J. P. Lyne & Co., merchants.” A partnership with George W. Sheaffer was dissolved in 1845.
David S. Mcfarland was born in Carlise, Pennsyvania in May, 1842, the son of John and Mary Mcfarland. David was raised in Lower Dickinson Township with his 5 brothers and 3 sisters, and worked as a laborer. At the age of 20 in January, 1863, Mcfarland was drafted into the army, and was eventually assigned to Company A of the 22nd Regiment of the United States Colored troops. Mcfarland was wounded during the War, which restricted his ability to find work after. He was was discharged in 1865, and returned to Cumberland County.