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Just South of Gettysburg Carroll County, Maryland in the Civil War Personal Accounts and Descriptions of a Maryland Border County, 1861-1865 Edited by Frederic Shriver Klein -
Written by Elizabeth Plume Fuss "The letters tell the story of a soldier's experience in Europe with the 83rd Division, known as the Thunderbolt, and portray a beautiful tale of love and devotion. They describe the heroic actions that earned a Bronze Star for Valor and a Purple Heart. They illustrate the limitations of communication in the 1940's and describe the contrasts of going from a clean home to fox holes and destroyed buildings; from clean sheets on a soft, warm bed to dirty blankets on a cold floor." -
"During his tenure as president of the Westminster Cemetery Company, the history-minded George Albaugh Billingslea (1923-2003) set out to uncover all the information he could about the place, especially the story of its once celebrated meetinghouse. With newfound cemetery records and government documents at hand, he looked forward to publishing a record of this location to reveal its significance in the history of present-day Central Maryland and beyond." -
Author: James E. Lightner "This book had its genesis many years ago when, as a student, I became interested in the history of the college and the people who shaped its destiny. Upon my retirement from the mathematics classroom in 1998, I embarked on a journey to write a complete history of the institution, encouraged by presidents Ralph John and Robert Chambers, because they both saw a need for such a resource."
