The Civil War Soldiers' Orphan Schools of Pennsylvania 1864-1889

This is the only modern, published account of the Soldier’s Orphan Schools of Pennsylvania.  A bureaucrat of the system wrote a so-called history in 1873 but it is very self-serving and devoid of any critical analysis. Also included, a bonus feature on the Ill-Fated Gettsyburg Orphanage.       The Soldier’s Orphan Schools of Pennsylvania, 1864- 1889 were unique to the history of the nation.  They were the first historical example of a government attempting to n