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Camp William Penn
Camp William Penn
African American soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century., La Mott (Pa.) -- History., Camp William Penn (La Mott, Pa.), Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township).
"This picture was taken after the Civil War by W.B. Powell." - Alexander Scott
Camp William Penn
Camp William Penn
Camp William Penn (La Mott, Pa.), La Mott (Pa.) -- History., African American soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century.
"This drawing was made during the Civil War depicting troops at Camp William Penn." - Alexander Scott
Camp William Penn
Camp William Penn
Camp William Penn (La Mott, Pa.), African American soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century., La Mott (Pa.) -- History., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township).
"A Civil War lithograph showing the barracks of Camp William Penn." - Alexander Scott
Camp William Penn
Camp William Penn
Camp William Penn (La Mott, Pa.), African American soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century., La Mott (Pa.) -- History., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township).
"Sketch showing location of barracks and other facilities used by the troops." - Alexander Scott
Camp William Penn Marker
Camp William Penn Marker
African Americans, Civil War
From 1863 to 1865, this site in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania served as a training camp for United States Colored Troops. It was the first and largest federal training facility for African Americans during the Civil War. The stone marker pictured here was placed in 1943 at the corner of Willow and Sycamore Avenue in Cheltenham. It was placed by the Allied Veterans Association of Pennsylvania.
William Penn House
William Penn House
Education -- Pennsylvania -- History., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township).
"It has not been determined why this house is called the Penn House. It is known that is was briefly used as a Cheltenham School. After the Middle School closed and before the first Shoemaker School opened in 1860 this building was the school." - Alexander Scott
Black History Camp William Penn
Black History Camp William Penn
Black History, Camp William Penn
Lectures and songs presented for Black History Month.
Camp William Penn Recruiting Poster
Camp William Penn Recruiting Poster
Camp William Penn (La Mott, Pa.), La Mott (Pa.) -- History., African American soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century.
"One of the Civil War posters used to recruit colored troops to be trained at Camp William Penn." - Alexander Scott
Camp William Penn Stone Marker
Camp William Penn Stone Marker
Camp William Penn (La Mott, Pa.), Historical markers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County., La Mott (Pa.) -- History., African American soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century.
"It was erected in 1943 by the Allied Veterans Association of Pennsylvania. Camp William Penn was the first camp established for colored troops under the act of July 17, 1862. Between 1863 and 1865 10,940 men were trained and in combat they suffered 1,056 casualties. The 22nd Regiment, one of eleven trained at Camp William Penn, was the first Union regiment sent into Richmond and it escorted President Lincoln's body back to Springfield." - Alexander Scott
Camp William Penn Marker (Full View)
Camp William Penn Marker (Full View)
African Americans, Civil War
From 1863 to 1865, this site in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania served as a training camp for United States Colored Troops. It was the first and largest federal training facility for African Americans during the Civil War. The stone marker pictured here was placed in 1943 at the corner of Willow and Sycamore Avenue in Cheltenham. It was placed by the Allied Veterans Association of Pennsylvania.
Collection of the transcribed letters of William Penn Oberlin, August 27, 1862 - May 19, 1865
Collection of the transcribed letters of William Penn Oberlin, August 27, 1862 - May 19, 1865
Oberlin, William Penn, 1835-1897--Correspondence. Oberlin, William Penn, 1835-1897--Military service. Gettysburg, Battle of, Pa., 1863--Personal narratives. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies--Union. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Health aspects. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans--Virginia. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Desertions. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction and pillage. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Communications. United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 148th (1861-1865)--Pay, allowances, etc. Soldiers--Health and hygiene--United States--History--19th century. United States--History--Civil War (1861-1865)--Hospitals. City Point Hospital (Hopewell, Va.)--1860-1870. Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881--Military service. Cold Harbor, Battle of, Va., 1864--Personal narratives. Chancellorsville, Battle of, Va., 1863. Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862--Personal narratives. Maryland Campaign, 1864--Personal narratives. Camp Parole (Md.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. Camp Curtin (Pa.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889--Capture and imprisonment, 1865. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources.
A collection of letters sent by William Penn Oberlin to his wife, Anna Marie Stauffer Oberlin and his sister between August 27, 1862 and May 19, 1865. Oberlin served with the 148th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. The letters were transcribed by his great, great grandson, Dr. Allen H. Ryen. No originals are available. Oberlin writes in vivid detail about camp life in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia; the hardships of long marches and the dangers of battles in Maryland and Virginia; foraging and plundering for food and horses; encountering whole families of escaped slaves along the road; capturing dispirited, poorly equipped Rebels; the Battle of Gettysburg and the battles in Maryland and Virginia in which Oberlin fought; Abraham Lincoln's visit to the troops; the hospital tent city in City Point, Virginia where he spent the last months of the war; his dreams about returning home and seeing "the old homestead" and his family again; the process of mustering out; and his reasons for fighting.
Citizens for the Restoration of Historical La Mott (Historical La Mott)
Citizens for the Restoration of Historical La Mott (Historical La Mott)
CHROL, Camp William Penn, La Mott (Pa.)
La Mott: An Historic Community. The village of La Mott, located in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, stands as an important landmark in American black history. One of the first communities to encourage integrated living, the village represents a turning point in the social and racial development of residential communities in the post-Civil War era.
Negroes Trained at Cheltenham Camp
Negroes Trained at Cheltenham Camp
Civil War, United States Colored Troops, Camp William Penn
Negroes Trained at Cheltenham Camp. Committee authorized the construction of a camp to train 11 regiments of Negro troops. The site chosen was a tract of land in Cheltenham in Cheltenham Township.
Perry Triplett, 77, upheld soldiers' history
Perry Triplett, 77, upheld soldiers' history
Camp William Penn, USCT, Civil War, Perry Triplett
Perry Triplett, 77, upheld soldiers' history. Obituary of Perry Triplett
Back in Time with Cheltenaham
Back in Time with Cheltenaham
Cheltenham (Pa. : Township)--History., La Mott, (Pa.), Camp William Penn, U.S. Colored Soldiers
Back in Time with Cheltenham is a play written by Mrs. Marlowe and Mr. Kwas.
Citizens for the Restoration of Historical La Mott
Citizens for the Restoration of Historical La Mott
La Mott (Pa.) History, Citizens for the Restoration of Historical La Mott, Camp William Penn
The Village of La Mott in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, in the State of Pennsylvania site of Oak Farm, was a major station on the Under Ground Railroad).
General Louis Wagner
General Louis Wagner
Camp William Penn (La Mott, Pa.), La Mott (Pa.) -- History., Generals -- United States -- Biography., Bankers -- United States -- Biography., Wagner, Louis, 1838-1914.
"He was born in Germany on August 4, 1838 and came to Philadelphia when he was ten years old. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in the eighty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers as a first lieutenant. His promotion was rapid and by the close of the war he was raised to the rank of major-general. He participated in the battles of Cedar Mountain, Rappahannock River, Rappahannock Station, Thoroughfare Gap, Groveton-Gainesville and the Second Battle of Bull Run. It was here he received a wound that caused permanent disability. Despite this he returned to fight in the Chancellorsville campaign. It was too much and he was relieved of further of further field duty. Instead of taking a discharge he requested to be placed in command of Camp William Penn. His troublesome wound often made it impossible to walk and he had himself lifted in to the saddle to drill the new recruits. After the war he was active in the G.A.R. and served as commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. Wagner Junior High School in Philadelphia was named in his honor. Some of his descendants are still living in Cheltenham Township." - Alexander Scott
Lucretia Mott
Lucretia Mott
Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Biography., Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880., La Mott (Pa.) -- History., Camp William Penn (La Mott, Pa.), Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography., Suffragists -- United States -- Biography.
"Lucretia Coffin Mott was born on January 3, 1793 on Nantucket Island. The family came to Philadelphia where she met and later married James Mott. In 1857 they moved to 'Roadside' on Old York Road where Latham Park is now situated. She was best known as an Abolitionist and Suffragist. In 1833 she assisted in the formation of the American Anti-Slavery Convention and after moving to Cheltenham her house was a station in the underground railroad. When Camp William Penn was built, only a few hundred yards from her house, she became a regular visitor to the training camp where she assisted in the chaplain work among black troops." - Alexander Scott
The Montgazette, Vol. 1, No. 15, 2009-04
The Montgazette, Vol. 1, No. 15, 2009-04
Montgomery County Community College, Student newspapers and periodicals – Pennsylvania – Montgomery County, Montgomery County Community College Fine Art's Center, Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives, State grant, William Penn Foundation, Steingraber, Sandra, Bennett, Richard, Social justice, Quaker Social Action, Ecology, Agriculture, College facilities, Universities and colleges--Security measures, Lighting, Patel, Beena Dr., Charles Darwin (1809-1882), Evolution, Creationism, Anti-infective agents, Alternative spring break, Habitat for Humanity, inc., Climate change, Industrial agriculture, WHYY (Organization), Internship programs, Montgomery County Community College Alumni Hall of Fame, Nunan, Patricia A., Love bags, Student government, Adoption, Foster home care, Community college administrators, Meehan, Jenna, Montgomery County Community College Polica Academy, Police recruits, Korea (North), Kim, Il-sŏng, 1912-1994, Kim, Jong-Il, 1961-, Kim, Jong Il, 1942-2011, College sports, National Junior College Athletic Association, Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference, Doomtree (Rap group), P.O.S., 1981-, Motion picture reviews, Monsters vs. aliens (Motion picture), Colbert, Stephen, 1964-, Scholarships, Five Day Film Festival
The Montgazette, is the student newspaper for Montgomery County Community College, Pennsylvania. Written and produced by students, the paper covers events in the college as well as the community and nation.
Glory Troops trained here
Glory Troops trained here
La Mott History, Civil War, U.S. Colored Troops
"Glory' troops trained here at Camp William Penn, where the 54th Colored Regiment of Massachusetts received their training.