TY - BOOK AU - Newland,Samuel J. ED - Pennsylvania. TI - The Pennsylvania militia: defending the Commonwealth and the nation, 1669-1870 AV - UA420 .N49 2002 PY - 2002/// CY - Annville, Pa. PB - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Military and Veterans Affairs KW - Pennsylvania KW - History, Military KW - 17th century KW - Militia KW - History KW - 18th century KW - 19th century N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -