The only modern book investigating Pennsylvania's state system of social relief for the orphans of the Civil War.

THE ILL-FATED GETTYSBURG ORPHANAGE

The first and only publication of orphan Ada J. Lunden's letters

Although the Gettysburg orphanage was never part of the state run Soldiers' Orphan School system, it has one of the most dramatic tales of the Civil War orphanages in Pennsylvania during the same time period. This "Bonus" section features the first publication of Ada J. Lunden, her family and friends during her time at the Gettysburg Orphanage under the care of the horrific headmistress, Rosa Carmichael.