The panel above appears inside the House Divided studio at 61 N. West Street as part of a series of exhibits on the Carlisle, Dickinson College and the Civil War era.
1861 Dickinson Students and their Autograph Book
This short 3-minute video produced by students Rachel Morgan and Sam Weisman offers a compelling introduction to how Dickinson students reacted to the outbreak of war in April 1861.
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1862 The Colwell Family and Antietam
This moving 9-minute video by student David Gillespie offers the poignant story of the Colwell family of Carlisle and how they dealt with the traumas of the Civil War.
For additional background:
- Find out where the Colwell family lived in Carlisle
- Read Bitter Fruits (1998), the story of the Colwells
1863 Gettysburg Campaign and Carlisle
These various web-based resources prepared by students Rachel Morgan, Becca Stout, and Cooper Wingert offer a gateway into learning more about how the 1863 Confederate invasion of Pennsylvania affected local residents of the Carlisle area.
- Accounts of the Shelling of Carlisle
- Mary Dillon’s Civil War
- The Story of Amos Barnes and the Slave Hunt
- Henry Gooden and Black Veterans Buried at Gettysburg
1864 John Taylor Cuddy and Andersonville
This 14-minute video from the House Divided Project presents the dramatic story of Carlisle resident and Union soldier John Taylor Cuddy as he experienced the Civil War until his death as a prisoner in 1864.
For additional information:
- Read this student project on Cuddy’s Civil War experiences
- Read a selection of Cuddy’s letters at House Divided or the full collection at the Dickinson College Archives
- Find out more about the Carlisle Fencibles from this post
1865 Henry W. Spradley and the Meaning of Civil War
This 11-minute video produced by student Colin Macfarlane offers a gripping portrait of a former slave named Henry Spradley who became a fixture on the Dickinson campus after the Civil War.
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