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Given that the purpose of the methods classes in our History Department is to develop students as researchers, it is no surprise that I have learned a great deal in this area as a result of 304 and 204. That … Continue reading →

It all started one late night in the library, searching through microfilm around Henry Spradley’s death date. According to Susan Cavenagh and her headstone documentation, Henry W. Spradley died on April 9th, 1897. As I browsed beyond the 9th in … Continue reading →

I wanted to look into a number of primary documents to get as much information on these soldiers as I could. First, I have a number of newspapers from the Lincoln Cemetery dropfile at CCHS. They cover the discussion and … Continue reading →

To try to research efficiently with microfilm, I assembled the list of soldiers at Lincoln Cemetery of whom I knew their death dates. I figured that when people die, especially veterans, newspapers will often post a brief biography about their … Continue reading →

Images were always the ultimate goal throughout my research of Lincoln Cemetery. While later I would find some images in the Dickinson Archives, I did my primary image research at the Cumberland County Historical Society. I started by finding a … Continue reading →

In my first manuscript research trip to the Dickinson Archives, I found four different texts that I hoped would provide secondary source or background information on Lincoln Cemetery or any of the soldier buried there. I found them by searching … Continue reading →

By far, my search for online newspapers has been the most challenge aspect of this research process. I began my search through the 19th Century Newspapers database. Here I first searched for “Carlisle” with the date range of 1860-1865. I … Continue reading →

Over the last few weeks, I went back and forth between database, photos, secondary sources, microfilm and contacts. However, for simplicities sake, I will present what I found in these categories, starting with databases After looking at Susan Cavenagh’s and … Continue reading →

Today March 10th I read through a book called Saber and Scapegoat by Mark Nesbitt. It is a book dedicated primarily to General Stuart that talks specifically about the general and a majority of the book focuses on the Gettysburg Campaign. … Continue reading →

Tonight March 9th I went to the archives again to try and learn more about John Keagy Stayman and more about the invasion of Carlisle from the newspaper The Press. I first began looking for information in Stayman just so … Continue reading →