Pennsylvania's Soldiers' Orphan Schools

Dates:

Established - 1864

Closed - ?

Locations:

46 sites in Pennsylvania including five in Allegheny County:

• Episcopal Church Home Asociation
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny Home for the Friendless
• Protestant Orphan Asylum of Pittsburgh and Allegheny
• St. Paul's Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum
• Soldiers' Orphan Home

Also Known As:

Founder:

Sponsoring Agency:

Pennsylvania Soldiers' Orphans Schools Commission

Notes:

The state provided schools for the Civil War soldiers' orphans, furnishing food, clothing, instruction, and care until the age of sixteen. As of January 1, 1887, the number of children cared for numbered 14,000.

Location of Records:

Pennsylvania State Archives?

Sources:

PA Department Vertical Files (Orphanages)

Pennsylvania's Soldiers' Orphan Schools...with the Names of the Pupils Subjoined (1876) **(r362.7 P31)**

List of Pupils in the Soldiers' Orphan Schools arriving...during the Year 1909 **(r362.7 L73)**

Annual Report of the Superintendent of Soldiers' Orphans, of Pennsylvania, for the year 1880 **(r362.7 P39)**

Annual Reports (1867-1918) by the Soldiers' Orphans Schools Commission **(362.7 P39)**