As you may already realize last night I sent out invitations to all members that I had an email address for. So far it appears that 3 have joined, but...
This email came to the cwdg board first, its a special subscription rate for North and South magazine. --Nick ********************************* Dear CWDG...
Originally from [TalkAntietam] message group: *********************** Excerpt from Nov 23, 2005 Hagerstown-Mail , regarding recent arsons ... The torching of...
For those in the GDG message board this is a repeat but here's a story about how the casino group in Gettysburg is dropping Gettysburg from the name as they...
The Colorado History Society is sponsoring a talk on "Distant Bugles Distant Drums: Colorado and the Civil War," by Flint Whitlock, 7:00 pm, Wednesday March...
Hmm. Google doesn't find much on Whitlock, except his WW II stuff. And there is no entry for "Colorado Military History Museum, Inc. However, there is at...
Either he is very good and we may all learn something and get a new resource for our own group, or he isn't, in which case we can have a grand old time...
I doubt CMH has any connection to Whitlock. CMH has been around for 30+ years in the Denver area as a sponsor of miniature war gaming tournaments etc. Ian ...
I remember reading something about the Colorado Military History Museum awhile back in the newspaper. I don't think its actually up and running yet. IIRC it...
At the last meeting Brent mentioned a battle in 1864(I think) that the Indians overwhelmed the Union and captured a supply train, but kept the fight going....
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pangurcat@...
Dec 14, 2005 3:12 pm
Some of our members might be interested in this. Dear Edie, Trefor, & Richard, Our January Noson Gymreig will be held on January 18, in the Dylan Thomas Room...
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riggs39@...
Dec 14, 2005 5:14 pm
If you like Civil War Music, you might enjoy this site. You can read the words as the music is playing plus you get a short story about the song. Riggs...
Fellow member Bob Huddleston submitted this on two other message boards, I thought it was pretty neat so I'm posting it here too. It is pictures of a ...
You might be a Civil War fanatic if . . . . . . . . you can actually spell Chickamauga correctly, and you know what it means. . . . you carry a haversack to...
Hey guys, Only too true! Larry _____ From: RockyMtnCWRT@yahoogroups.com [mailto:RockyMtnCWRT@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob Huddleston Sent: Thursday,...
From the GDG message board: An article from the pro-casino side that says that except for increased traffic there won't be any other negative effects to...
HISTORIC MORRIS ISLAND AGAIN UNDER THREAT OF DEVELOPMENT (Charleston, S.C., 12/21/2005) - Just in time for the holidays, the Grinch has reared his ugly head...
After the presents are opened on Christmas day, you can watch William Styple on C-SPAN 2's Book-tv at 11 a.m. talking about his book "Generals in Bronze."...
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pangurcat@...
Dec 22, 2005 4:06 pm
A message for Ian Duncanson from Richard DeTar: It's good to know what some of my old war games are worth, but, as you might expect, the two worth the most...
I think specie was the gold/silver coins. I think people were distrustful of paper money because even if it said it was backed up by gold or silver they ...
To the best of my knowledge, and that of a dictionary, you are quite correct. Greenbacks were historically backed, and could be exchanged for, either silver or...
Richard, one of the hidden values of ebay is as a source of 'market conditions' especially in the collectable fields. Spending just a little time, it is easy...
From Frank, an interesting article on gold and silver prices. Thanks for your thoughts on specie. I dug out an article on the gold price that might be of...
Here is an exchange Frank Ludeman and I (Nick Kurtz) have been having of late on gold prices. ***** From Frank: Thanks for your thoughts on specie. I dug out...
From Nick: Cool story. A question somewhere I read that Lincoln said the war cost $1 million a day. Does this make sense: If a troy oz of gold cost $19.39...
From Frank: Your calculation is right but I'm not sure the premise is correct. You are assuming here that the gold price is a reflection of inflation since CW...
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pangurcat@...
Dec 27, 2005 4:04 am
Figuring those interested in the Civil War might be interested in other aspects of military history as well, I have the following question: I have an order...
Hello, my name is Tim Herman, now residing in Spokane, Washington. Although I see by most of the postings this group is mainly in Colorado, I figured since I...
If I recall correctly, a $20 US gold piece in 1876 would purchase a Colt Single Army Action Revolver. In 1976, that same US $20 gold piece would again purchase...
