Middlesex Township near Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Civil War Winter Cabins

Photographed by Larry Gertner, September 11, 2012

1. Civil War Winter Cabins Marker

Inscription. During the American Civil War, the onset of winter weather brought much of the fighting to a close until Spring. Federal and Confederate troops erected winter quarters from forests and scavenged from structures. Construction styles varied and each cabin reflected the construction skills and available materials of the Soldiers who built and occupied them. The cabins were replicated based on period photographs and represent, from left to right: a shed roofed cook house, horizontal log wall cabin, vertical log wall cabin. and an officer’s cabin.

Erected by U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 40° 12.317′ N, 77° 9.548′ W. Marker is near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in Middlesex Township. It can be reached from Soldiers Drive west of Army Heritage Drive. Located along the Army Heritage Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 950 Soldiers Dr, Carlisle PA 17013, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Civil War Cabins (within shouting distance of this marker); Reception Centers (within shouting distance of this marker); Pine Cottage (within shouting distance of

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this marker); Induction Centers (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Core Area (within shouting distance of this marker); Sergeant Frederick A. Counsel (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Robert W. Black (within shouting distance of this marker); General Francis “Swamp Fox” Marion (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carlisle.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Army Introduces a Heavyweight: The 3-Inch Antitank Gun M5/M6 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

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Photographed by Larry Gertner, September 11, 2012

2. The Civil War Cabins display

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 423 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on July 13, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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