Taking the War to the North

March 8, 2012 By crossroads

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Confederate cavalry fording the Potomac River on June 11, 1863 (Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, July 4, 1863, p. 236; courtesy of Tim Snyder)

Mount St. Mary's College (later Mount St. Mary's University) near Emmitsburg, Maryland, ten miles south of Gettysburg (July 1863, James F. Gibson or Timothy H. O'Sullivan, photographer; Library of Congress)

Another view of Mount St. Mary's College (July 1863, James F. Gibson or Timothy H. O'Sullivan, photographer; Library of Congress)

Students and teachers at Mount St. Mary's College in July 1863 (Library of Congress)

Saint Joseph's College in Emmitsburg (1863, Timothy H. O'Sullivan, photographer; Library of Congress)

A distant view of St. Joseph's College (July 1863, Alexander Gardner, photographer; Library of Congress)

The town of Emmitsburg a month after a destructive fire (July 1863, Timothy F. Sullivan, photographer; Library of Congress)

The burnt-out shells of several buildings in Emmitsburg (July 1863, Timothy H. O'Sullivan, photographer; Library of Congress)

"Farmer's Inn and Hotel" in Emmitsburg (July 5, 1863, James F. Gibson, photographer; Library of Congress)

A sketch of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania shows the town sprawling out among the nearby hills (George Law, artist; Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, July 11, 1863, courtesy of Princeton University Library)

Residents of Chambersburg fleeing the Confederate army (J. C. Aulet, artist; New York Illustrated Newspaper, July 11, 1863; courtesy of Princeton University Library)

Confederate cavalry dashing through Chambersburg with sabers drawn (George Law, artist; Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, July 11, 1863; courtesy of Princeton University Library)

Confederate troops "shop" in a store in Pennsylvania, exchanging bills of Confederate currency for liquor, cigars, boots, and other items (New York Illustrated Newspaper, July 18, 1863; courtesy of Princeton University Library)

This project has been generously funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Park Service, the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area, Frederick Community College, and others. See Credits page for full list.

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Maryland and the Border
in the Civil War

Taking the War to the North

Special Collections

Maryland and the Border in the Civil War

Taking the War to the North

Special Collections

Maryland and the Border
in the Civil War