The Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg in July, 1863 is considered the turning point of the Civil War. One of the factors pointed to in the Confederate loss was General Robert E. Lee didn’t have as much intelligence as he needed because his Calvary – led by General Jeb Stuart was riding around Carlisle leading up to and on the first day of the battle.

That’s when most historians mention Carlisle, but Carlisle has a Civil War history of its own.

Since Carlisle wasn't being defended by Union troops at the time, the town council met with the Confederates and said the Confederates could enter Carlisle peaceably. The Confederates demanded supplies in return though.

Chris Jones, who is chairing the re-enactment for Historic Carlisle, described what happened when the people of Carlisle couldn't meet the Rebels demands on Friday's The Spark.

The Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg in July, 1863 is considered the turning point of the Civil War. One of the factors pointed to in the Confederate loss was General Robert E. Lee didn’t have as much intelligence as he needed because his Calvary – led by General Jeb Stuart was riding around Carlisle leading up to and on the first day of the battle.
That’s when most historians mention Carlisle, but <a href="https://archives.dickinson.edu/civil-war-eventincident/shelling-carlisle">Carlisle has a Civil War history of its own</a>.
Since Carlisle wasn't being defended by Union troops at the time, the town council met with the Confederates and said the Confederates could enter Carlisle peaceably. The Confederates demanded supplies in return though.
Chris Jones, who is chairing the re-enactment for Historic Carlisle, described what happened when the people of Carlisle couldn't meet the Rebels demands on Friday's The Spark.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from <a href="https://www.witf.org">WITF</a>, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

The Spark

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

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