Newland, Samuel J. <br/><br/>
The Pennsylvania militia :  defending the Commonwealth and the nation, 1669-1870 / 
Samuel J. Newland. 
 - Annville, Pa. :  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Military and Veterans Affairs,  c2002. 
 - x, 278 p., [16] p. of plates :  ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Prelude: the Quaker factor -- Pennsylvania fields a force: the Associators -- French designs on the Ohio River Valley: a catalyst for change -- The French and Indian War -- The interwar years -- The Commonwealth and the Revolutionary War -- Defending the new republic -- Testing the militia concept -- The era of volunteer militias -- Pennsylvania volunteers come of age: Pennsylvania in the Civil War. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Pennsylvania--History, Military--17th century.<br/>Pennsylvania--Militia--History--17th century.<br/>Pennsylvania--Militia--History--18th century.<br/>Pennsylvania--Militia--History--19th century.<br/>Pennsylvania--History, Military--18th century.<br/>Pennsylvania--History, Military--19th century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>UA420  / .N49 2002