Class Year
2006
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Description
This collection consists of records from George Wynkoop’s service as a Brigadier General in the three month Pennsylvania Volunteers. Over three hundred pieces of correspondence, orders, forms, and daily reports make up the collection. The correspondence and reports come from a variety of locals at which the Department of Pennsylvania set up camp. Locations include Camp Scott and Camp Chambers, Pennsylvania, Hagerstown, Maryland and Harper’s Ferry, Virginia (Today West Virginia).
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Publication Date
June 2006
Keywords
Civil War, Union Army, Department of Pennsylvania, Harper's Ferry, 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry
Disciplines
History | Military History | United States History
Copyright Note
This finding aid appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Gwinn, Christopher M., "MS-076: George C. Wynkoop, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Dept. of Pennsylvania." (June 2006). Special Collections and College Archives Finding Aids. Special Collection and College Archives, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College.
Document Type
Finding Aid