Group, As the group has been woefully quiet of late, I am posting the following question in attempt to get some discussion going: Steve O'Neill and Joe Bilby,...
On another board this was announced...... 17th Annual West Coast Civil War Round Table Conference Hosted by CWRT of Orange County, Ca and CWRT Associates,...
As the Iron Brigade advanced up the National Road at South Mountain, a section of Battery B, 4th US ( incidentally my favorite CW unit) was brought forward in...
One of many questions that came up during my recent trip to Antietam was: Who fired the first artillery shot of the Battle of Antietam on Sept 17? I thought it...
I spent Thursday thru Saturday with a group touring the Maryland Campaign. Weather for all those days was superb (low 80's, breezy, and dry). I was at Antietam...
From HAGERSTOWN HERALD-MAIL (July 17, 2001): HCC TO HOST CASTING CALL FOR 'GODS AND GENERALS' Hollywood is coming to Hagerstown in its search for actors to...
SOUTHERN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION of WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS PRESS RELEASE 11 JULY 2001 In 1872, a group of Washington County ladies formed the Southern ...
Would any of our group be interested in viewing my FREE set of videos that I have on the Battle of Antietam? It includes: my personal videos of park tours...
Tom circulated these videos to several of us in the former(?) Antietam Discussion Group a year or two ago. I recommend that anyone -- with the possible...
Afternoon All, A couple of weeks ago a I picked up a very old book titled _ History of the Army of the Potomac _ written in 1893 by J. H. Stine. He spends some...
RFI Several months ago I was reading in one of the American Civil War magazines about a Confederate General with out portfolio whom was captured at Gettysburg...
<<As I remember the story this General was a bit of rouge and had been with out a command for sometime.>> Rouge? Hmmm ... don't ask, don't tell. regards, Jim...
Have those of you who attended the artillery event in Sharpsburg last weekend anything to report about firing in what must have been a very heavy rain? Tony...
Reminder...this weekend (Sat and Sun, 23rd and 24th) is Artillery Weekend at Antietam battlefield. There will be artillery firing demonstrations and special...
Greystone Books is again hosting a tremendous week of talks and book-signings by Civil War authors. It is held at Gettysburg next week and all talks are free. ...
Afternoon All, Thought I would share this letter written by JEB to his wife, Flora, dated Sept. 4, 1862, from "Hdqtrs, Drainesville" Regards, Teej "My Darling...
I disagree. The analytical construct is the battle and its immediate aftermath, i.e., a connected series of events. Definitions would be helpful. If you...
I received a brochure for the 9th Annual Penn State Fall Battlefield Study Tour. This year is: "THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM - AMERICA'S BLOODIEST DAY". DATE:...
I have just published my site on the American Civil War: The US Civil War Factbook - http://www.skalman.nu/uscivilwar/ I am interested in hearing your comments...
Hi All As most of you know Houston, Tx. has been clobbered by Allison. Mark lives in Houston and I just tried to call him but got no answer. Lets all pray that...
Hi group, I have been wondering for years, but never asked, is there a published source for the Antietam Battlefield Board Papers and/or maps? I gather from...
I was just on the Park Service website and noticed an event of high interest. The events list looked way old, though, so I don't know if the following is...
I am having problems with my e-mail -- I seem to be able to send but not receive. Hopefully it is fixed now. :>) You needed reply to this -- if I see my test,...
For those of you who are into architecture and how things looked at the time of the battle, I thought you might find this interesting. Regards, Teej For those...
In a message dated 06/06/2001 1:21:37 PM EST, philipwork@... writes: << Hi Tony, Tom, et al. For whatever reason I went through the motions and got on....
Hi Tony, Tom, et al. For whatever reason I went through the motions and got on. Do I have to sign on to talkantietam each day to read the messages or wil they ...
Morning All, The June 21st speaker for the Rufus Barringer CWRT (Pinehurst, NC) will be Wilbur D. Jones, Jr., author of _ Giants in the Cornfield: The 27th ...
We can argue about the generals who should have gone here and there. And who started the war and who really lost or won a battle. But in the process, we forget...
