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| '''Carlisle Barracks (1757-1871) (1920-Curr)''' - An active military installation home to the U.S. Army War College and the second oldest army post in the country. The base was founded in 1757 by England's Colonel John Stanwix and was first used for instruction (on Indian fighting) in 1758. The first U.S. Army educational institution, an artillery school, was also established here in 1778. Over the years ten different Army schools were located here, including the Carlisle Indian Industrial School from 1879 to 1918.
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| In 1794 George Washington assembled 14,000 troops here to quell the Whiskey Rebellion (trouble over new whiskey taxes).
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| In 1863 the town of Carlisle was successfully held by 21st and 22nd New York Militia Regiments who withstood repeated attacks by Confederate forces led by J.E.B. Stuart. After burning down the barracks, the Confederate forces, though unbeaten, moved on to Gettysburg.
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| '''Location:'''
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| {{Mapit-US-cityscale|47.6570|-122.4182}}
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| * [http://carlislebarracks.carlisle.army.mil/sites/about/history.asp History]
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