During the Gettysburg Camapign, Jubal Early's division camped on June 22 three miles west of Boonsboro along the Hagerstown Pike (I presume near Benevola). A...
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Rawlings, Kevin
kevin.rawlings@...
Aug 30, 2004 5:14 pm
Tim, Nah! I think the specter of first amendment lawsuits and the probability Sharpsburg would lose in court denying a parade permit prodded our reluctant tax...
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Tim Reese
tjrhys62
Aug 30, 2004 4:57 pm
Hi Kev, Reassuring to know things quickly reverted to the usual rural civility as they should. Sharpsburg is noted for this, a patina of placid calm...
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Rawlings, Kevin
kevin.rawlings@...
Aug 30, 2004 4:50 pm
John, I rode by the field about 3:00 while returning my daughter to her sleep-over in Rohrersville(sic)following a flute lesson in Hagerstown. Other than the ...
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Rawlings, Kevin
kevin.rawlings@...
Aug 30, 2004 4:33 pm
Tim, Except for the news coverage, on Sunday you couldn't tell anything had happened! At least we don't have a Blair witch which draws touri to your town...
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truthsaint023@...
truthsaint
Aug 30, 2004 4:25 pm
I would like to say I also went down the see this "grand KKK rally" merely out of curiosity. I went to see the face of hate, but all I saw was the face of ...
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Tim Reese
tjrhys62
Aug 30, 2004 4:21 pm
Kevin, And I thought the Blair Witch was bad! One thought though--What if they held a parade and no one came? You shouldn't let them get to you. That's what...
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Rawlings, Kevin
kevin.rawlings@...
Aug 30, 2004 4:05 pm
Group, Well, ladies and gents, the weekend saw the march and rally of the thankfully under-staffed soiled linen company of the KKK in our little historic...
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Brian Morris
mrbeankc
Aug 25, 2004 11:00 pm
Ok, a little self promotion here. Last year I tried to find some Civil War themed computer desktop wallpaper on the Internet and found out there is very little...
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rotbaron@...
tom_shay
Aug 21, 2004 1:56 am
From August 20, 2004 edition of Hagerstown Herald-Mail... TOWN HISTORY DAY REPLACES FESTIVAL Though the plug was pulled on this year's Sharpsburg Heritage...
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rotbaron@...
tom_shay
Aug 21, 2004 1:50 am
The NPS has posted its anniversary hikes schedule. View the hikes at: http://www.nps.gov/anti/Hikes04.htm Tom Shay [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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bdowney@...
antietam1862
Aug 12, 2004 2:26 am
Hi Tim and group, I apologize for holding these last 3 messages up. I think they were written a day or more ago. I have to moderate or approve the first post...
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Tim Reese
tjrhys62
Aug 12, 2004 2:16 am
Hi Kev, Slow down those fingers before you hurt someone! Interesting, isn't it, how natives who formerly wouldn't give you the time of day eventually accept...
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tjrhys62
Aug 12, 2004 2:16 am
Hi Richard, Actually the noted traffic problem lies on Rt. 34 east of Sharpsburg. Here in Burkittsville (two Ts--com'on folks, get it right) traffic is...
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Tim Reese
tjrhys62
Aug 12, 2004 2:16 am
Kevin, In Britain "Bovril" is a venerable bouillon drink, usually beef or chicken. But in this case it's a spell-check foul-up by yours truly when using the...
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rotbaron@...
tom_shay
Aug 11, 2004 4:00 pm
Paula, here is another item... Antietam Anniversary Weekend to Include Appearance by Artist Jeff Fioravanti. Sharpsburg, MD (August 10, 2004) - artist Jeff...
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128thpa@...
pa128th
Aug 7, 2004 3:17 pm
HI Tom, yes, the 28th Band will be at the 90th Pa dedication. Paula ... In a message dated 8/5/04 9:21:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 128thpa@... writes:...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Aug 7, 2004 12:53 pm
Ah -- how odd it is for a boy from Atlanta, Ga to hear you guys complain about the TRAFFIC in BURKITSVILLE!!!!!!!!! (With an "eye"). ... From: "Rawlings,...
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rotbaron@...
tom_shay
Aug 7, 2004 3:11 am
In a message dated 8/5/04 9:21:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 128thpa@... writes: Other than the park events (I have already checked out the web site)...
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Rawlings, Kevin
kevin.rawlings@...
Aug 6, 2004 7:31 pm
Tim, Sorry I did not check my spelling. I know Burkittsville is spelled with an "eye" but my fingers were too fast for my eyes. Sharpsburg is the same with the...
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Tim Reese
tjrhys62
Aug 6, 2004 6:12 pm
Kevin alluded to small-town life here in Burkittsville (spelled with an i, please). Okay, I'll bite. The post office set-up he described equally applies here;...
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Brian Downey
antietam1862
Aug 6, 2004 5:05 pm
Hi Group - I had a fascinating question from a site visitor, and I can't help. Can you? "I've searched high and low for the above referenced report. As you'll...
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128thpa@...
pa128th
Aug 6, 2004 1:19 am
Other than the park events (I have already checked out the web site) and the dedication of the 90th Pa monument and the below events, is there anything else...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Aug 5, 2004 1:54 pm
Sharpsburg, D.C. Has a nice ring to it!!!!!!! It that had happened, I'll bet you could have gotten mail delivered to your door. That's really odd. How hard...
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Rawlings, Kevin
kevin.rawlings@...
Aug 5, 2004 11:01 am
Richard, POB stands for Post Office Box. We Sharpsburgians do not get mail delivery to our homes within the town limits. We have to go to the Post Office to...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Aug 4, 2004 8:55 pm
Pardon my ignorance (I say that a LOT), but what is a POB? ... From: "Rawlings, Kevin" <kevin.rawlings@...> To: <TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
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Rawlings, Kevin
kevin.rawlings@...
Aug 4, 2004 6:40 pm
Tom, No Heritage Festival this year, although the Historical Society is trying to set up a booth or two with some living history. Let me check my home e-mail ...
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rotbaron@...
tom_shay
Aug 4, 2004 4:05 pm
I guess I can assume there will be no Sharpsburg Heritage Festival this year? Also, for what seems too common an occurrence, this appears in today's...
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Bill and Glenna Jo Ch...
gwjchris
Aug 4, 2004 3:53 pm
... This is just a guess (after a checking with my wife who is a period etiquette buff). I assumed a situation where the President of a railroad is talking to...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Aug 3, 2004 7:38 pm
Thank you Bill. Here's the situation. It's a council of war. A room full of generals (division and corps commanders) are sitting around awaiting the arrival...
