Class Year
2019
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
Spring 4-24-2017
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
The First World War has generally faded from American memory, and is generally considered to have not cost the United States much. Although the country did not experience the total destruction that Europe endured, even small towns such as Gettysburg paid a cost, and the sacrifices made one hundred years ago should not be forgotten. First off is a brief summary of Adams County in the war, sourced primarily from Paul Foulk and Percy Eichelberger’s “Adams County in the World War.” Foulk and Eichelberger were students of Gettysburg College (then Pennsylvania College) and returned from service in the war and wrote the book to chronicle the county’s involvement. Consisting primarily of statistics and lists of soldiers from each town in the county, the book concludes with accounts written by soldiers about their overseas experiences.
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Tracey, Jonathan, "Adams County in the Great War" (2017). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 238.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/238
Comments
This blog post originally appeared in The Gettysburg Compiler and was created by students at Gettysburg College.