“Call to Arms! Emergency Militia in Pennsylvania during the Gettysburg Campaign”
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Pennypacker Mills (Schwenksville) submitted the following information: In commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, a new exhibit will open on Tuesday, May 15, historic Pennypacker Mills. “Call to Arms! Emergency Militia in Pennsylvania during the Gettysburg Campaign” will focus on the citizen soldiers from Pennsylvania, who were the first forces to defend the Commonwealth from the Confederate invasion in June 1863. One of the little told stories of the Civil War is that the Confederate Army was in Pennsylvania living off its riches and destroying railroads and government property for more than two weeks prior to the Battle of Gettysburg. Since the Union Army was moving slowly northward, Pennsylvania Governor Andrew G. …
