I should be walking the barrle field in less than 3 weeks. I had about 3 hours a few years ago and I'm looking forward to a full day. I want to grt into the...
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Brian Morris
mrbeankc
Jun 6, 2004 1:03 am
I was actually amazed at how different the terrain around the Burnside Bridge was when I saw it for the first time than from how I envisioned it beforehand....
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richard@...
richcro1862
Jun 6, 2004 2:07 am
Just hope those darned pesky little bugs aren't flitting around the bridge. They pestered me so much I wrote 'em into my book. A piece of advice -- the visitor...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Jun 6, 2004 3:26 pm
Dear Brian and James, The other thing you want to remember is the Antietam Creek at the Bridge does NOT look as if did in 1862! The banks originally were NOT...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Jun 8, 2004 1:42 am
Dear Richard, If you have a small group planning to make a visit, you can make arrangements with the rangers there as well. Keith Snyder and Brian Barancz are...
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robert blama
rblama
Jun 8, 2004 2:32 am
I think the slope at Burnside Bridge was like now. The floodplain is on both sides of the cliff and on the Union side of the stream. ... From: NJ Rebel To:...
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T.R. Livesey
westwood_ent...
Jun 8, 2004 4:13 am
How much the slope on the Union side has changed is open to debate. However, it has been reworked. There used to be a parking lot on the east side of the creek...
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Rawlings, Kevin
kevin.rawlings@...
Jun 8, 2004 12:39 pm
Richard, Enjoyed talking to you the other night and look forward to possibly seeing you when you come to Sharpsburg in a couple of weeks. If I can provide you ...
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Brian Morris
mrbeankc
Jun 14, 2004 8:01 pm
*sigh* Is there any limit to how low spammers will go? The kicker is the lie that makes it sound as if the owner of this list is responsable for their garbage...
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Brian Downey
antietam1862
Jun 24, 2004 2:04 pm
Sorry, all, about another Spam message. I have taken Mr Morris' advice and I have set the list so all new members must have posts moderated. I hope that'll...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Jun 24, 2004 2:13 pm
Hey guys! I'm tentatively scheduled to do some signings up in Chambersburg (I believe) and at the Antietam NBP bookstore. July 23 and 24. For those of you...
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Brian Morris
mrbeankc
Jun 30, 2004 6:33 pm
Found this website recently that purports to show witness trees to certain Civil War battles. Some I know are correct such as the Baltimore St. Sycamores and...
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Brian Morris
mrbeankc
Jun 30, 2004 6:44 pm
I might be wrong on that. Looking at the pictures that I took of the bridge and that tree from my trip last April, the tree definately looks much older than I...
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tjrhys62
Jun 30, 2004 6:49 pm
Hi Brian, Looks like the Burnside's Bridge sycamore may very well be a witness tree, judging by specs found at http://www.2020site.org/trees/sycamore.html Have...
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Brian Morris
mrbeankc
Jun 30, 2004 7:00 pm
Here's a better and closer picture of the tree. This is a section cut out of one of the pictures I took of the bridge (I take high resolution pictures and then...
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tjrhys62
Jun 30, 2004 7:24 pm
I think you have a winner. Next time I'm over there (15 minutes away) I'll take a closer look. Tim ... cut out of ... pictures ... the other ... witness tree ...
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Rawlings, Kevin
kevin.rawlings@...
Jun 30, 2004 7:36 pm
Tim and Brian, It is a witness tree as it has been in (a tree witness protection program, haha, could not resist)a historic tree program (I can't recall the...
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James Madison
jamesmadison...
Jun 30, 2004 8:05 pm
Thanks for the information guys. I'll be there next week somtime and be sure to give that tree a little more attention. Outside of the general topography of...
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robert blama
rblama
Jul 1, 2004 12:48 am
That is the same tree A tree 140 yrs old does not have to be that big ... From: Brian Morris To: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Jul 1, 2004 1:25 am
Speaking of witness trees -- I live close the the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park where they tell you to look high in the trees and you can see odd...
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T.R. Livesey
westwood_ent...
Jul 6, 2004 2:27 am
Group, I have finished my preliminary gallery of Antietam stereo views. Nearly all the stereo images of Gardner's Sept/Oct 1862 series are included, many of...
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bdowney@...
antietam1862
Jul 6, 2004 3:48 pm
Todd, What a great new resouce this is! I'll get my stereo glasses soon, but even without, having the annotated Gardner photos all in one place, with Bill...
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Brian Downey
antietam1862
Jul 8, 2004 3:34 pm
Hi Group, I hope the following will be of interest. It's the content of a newsletter I created for the AotW site's members, but I think it may have items of...
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Tim Reese
tjrhys62
Jul 11, 2004 9:24 pm
Here's a brain teaser for all you devotees. Where were McClellan's headquarters located on Saturday, September 13, 1862, the day he acquired the "Lost Order"?...
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Mary Hawthorne
maryblue1975
Jul 11, 2004 9:48 pm
According to Stephen Sears in "Landscape Turned Red" oh page 113, MacCellan replied to Lincoln about a previous communication from Frederick, MD. His reply to...
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Tim Reese
tjrhys62
Jul 11, 2004 10:28 pm
Hi Mary, Thanks for the input. The Lincoln telegram you refer to was not sent almost immediately after McClellan received the Lost Order. It was in fact sent...
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Mary Hawthorne
maryblue1975
Jul 11, 2004 10:42 pm
Thanks Tim. After I wrote that reply I thought to myself that you may have wanted a specific location like a house or what ever. This may sound kind of funny...
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Tim Reese
tjrhys62
Jul 11, 2004 11:10 pm
You're more than welcome, Mary. GBM was indeed on the move that day, at least until he reached Frederick. The overwhelming outpouring of relief and welcome...
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Tim Reese
tjrhys62
Jul 11, 2004 11:55 pm
Hello again, Mary, It seems I was able to answer my own question. After a tumultuous arrival in Frederick, GBM established HQ on the farm of Dr. Lewis Steiner...
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Mary Hawthorne
maryblue1975
Jul 12, 2004 12:09 am
Frederick County Court House might be of some assistance as well! Great going! Now to refresh my memory, Is the location of the spot the order was foun...
