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Handwritten letter from Benjamin S. Schneck to his sister, Margaretta Keller, Page 1

Handwritten letter from Benjamin S. Schneck to his sister, Margaretta Keller, Page 1
Handwritten letter from Benjamin S. Schneck to his sister, Margaretta Keller, Page 2
Transcription of letter from Benjamin S. Schneck to his sister, Margaretta Keller
MLA citation style
Schneck, B. S. Handwritten Letter From Benjamin S. Schneck To His Sister, Margaretta Keller, Page 1. no date. 1862Oct .
APA citation style
Schneck, B. S. (1862). Handwritten letter from Benjamin S. Schneck to his sister, Margaretta Keller, Page 1. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A248148
Chicago citation style
Schneck, Benjamin S. “Handwritten Letter From Benjamin S. Schneck To His Sister, Margaretta Keller, Page 1”, Centre County Library and Historical Museum - Keller Letters, October 13, 1862. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A248148.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.

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Title

Handwritten letter from Benjamin S. Schneck to his sister, Margaretta Keller, Page 1

Subject

Schneck Family; Keller Family; Civil War

Description

Confederate cavalry raid is over and everybody is safe. Their Home Guard could not mobilize which saved the destruction of Chambersburg, PA. Confederates now in Virginia. While in Chambersburg, PA the Confederates tried to steal money from the bank but all the money had been shipped to New York. Rumors of a remaining Confederate squad in the area caused locals to arm themselves and go after them. But the locals fled when they saw the troops who were really Union soldiers. Confederates took about 800 horses, army clothing, sabers, pistols and more.

Creator

Schneck, Benjamin S.

Date

1862-10-13

Location Covered

Chambersburg (Pa.)

Type

Text

Original Format

Correspondence

Digital Format

image/tiff

Identifier

D-2004-5-7A

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

Contact

paroom@centrecountylibrary.com

Contributing Institution

Centre County Library & Historical Museum

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.