PA, USA
Carlisle
15 sources organized by credibility tier.
▶Tier 1 — Institutional and Academic (4)
Board of War Papers: Carlisle Arsenal Correspondence, 1776-1781 — National Archives and Records Administration
Continental Army Board of War orders and supply records relating to the Carlisle depot, which served as the primary arms manufacturing and forward supply base for the western theater.
Journals of the Military Expedition of Major General John Sullivan, 1779 — Knapp, Peck & Thomson (Frederick Cook, ed.)
Collected journals of officers on Sullivan's 1779 expedition against the Iroquois, which staged through Carlisle. The primary documentary record of the largest Continental Army western campaign.
Pennsylvania Archives, Series 2 and 5: Militia Records and Border Defense — Pennsylvania State Archives
Pennsylvania State Archives (PHMC) landing page. Pennsylvania Archives Series 2 and 5 are published in print; digitized versions require researcher access.
The Whiskey Rebellion: Frontier Epilogue to the American Revolution — Oxford University Press (Thomas P. Slaughter)
Traces frontier political culture from Carlisle and the Cumberland Valley through the Revolution to the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion. Establishes the continuity of frontier radicalism centered on Carlisle.
▶Tier 2 — Reputable Secondary (9)
Cumberland County Historical Society: Revolutionary War Collections — Cumberland County Historical Society
Local historical society holding Carlisle-area family papers, tax lists, and records of the pre-war frontier community that formed the base for Revolutionary military operations.
Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections — Dickinson College
Dickinson College was chartered in 1783 in Carlisle. College archives hold materials on the town's late-war cultural and educational development reflecting the transition to peacetime.
Frontier Pennsylvania and the American Revolution — Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
State-commissioned historical survey of Pennsylvania's western frontier during the Revolution covering the Carlisle depot, ranger units, and the complex interplay of British, Iroquois, and American forces.
https://ahec.armywarcollege.edu/exhibits/CBKsThenAndNow.cfm — ahec.armywarcollege.edu
Discovered by agentic enrichment for Carlisle
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-08-02-0086 — founders.archives.gov
Discovered by agentic enrichment for Carlisle
https://goordnance.army.mil/history/OrdnanceCorpshistory.html — goordnance.army.mil
Discovered by agentic enrichment for Carlisle
https://home.army.mil/carlisle/about/history — home.army.mil
Discovered by agentic enrichment for Carlisle
https://www.armywarcollege.edu/history.cfm/1000 — www.armywarcollege.edu
Discovered by agentic enrichment for Carlisle
The War Under Heaven: Pontiac, the Indian Nations, and the British Empire — Johns Hopkins University Press (Gregory Dowd)
Provides essential background on the Paxton Boys massacre and frontier violence that preceded the Revolution and shaped Carlisle's political culture during the war.
▶Tier 3 — General Reference (2)
Carlisle, Pennsylvania -- History (Wikipedia) — Wikipedia
General reference entry on Carlisle covering its role as a military depot and its frontier significance during the Revolution.
Visit Carlisle PA: Heritage Tourism — Borough of Carlisle
Tourism resources covering Carlisle's historical sites. Provides accessible visitor information on Revolutionary War heritage.
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