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 ...
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David Lutton
dunkerch@...
Jun 2, 2001 3:55 pm
Teej, I for one would be interested if Mr. Barringer can pinpoint where the 27th camped. If memory serves me, the Best Farm is usually credited as being the ...
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Teej Smith
teej@...
Jun 2, 2001 4:24 pm
... David, I'll be happy to. I'm embarrassed to say I was looking at next month's page on the calendar when I sent in my original post so Mr. Jones's program...
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rotbaron@...
Jun 6, 2001 12:03 pm
Last week, Bud Wilkinson posted three articles from NY Times. I posted them on the TalkAntietam group's website: <A...
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philipwork@...
Jun 6, 2001 6:14 pm
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 ...
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rotbaron@...
Jun 6, 2001 6:37 pm
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....
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Marcus Wendel
marcus_wendel@...
Jun 6, 2001 6:40 pm
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...
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Brian Downey
brdowney@...
Jun 7, 2001 1:13 am
Thanks for the link Marcus. You have a very clean, readable site there - nice introduction to the War between the States. To bring it back to the subject of...
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Brian Downey
brdowney@...
Jun 7, 2001 1:23 am
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...
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James Rose
eodrose@...
Jun 7, 2001 1:31 am
I like the site. However you are missing one name for the Civil War (an important one too). "The War of the Rebellion" which was the official name given by...
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Brian Downey
brdowney@...
Jun 7, 2001 1:47 am
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...
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Teej Smith
teej@...
Jun 7, 2001 2:35 am
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...
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philipwork@...
Jun 7, 2001 10:56 am
Sorry for this. Yesterday I sent a message - nothing John...
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Rawlings, Kevin
kevin.rawlings@...
Jun 7, 2001 1:06 pm
Brian, Tom has just finished transcribing Carman's papers of the Maryland Campaign for his doctoral and has seven chapters done with his(Tom's) notes. Tom will...
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Jeff Beckner (PWC Mag...
jbeckner@...
Jun 7, 2001 1:35 pm
I'd have to say that although the "victory" wasn't all the North would have liked it to be, you'd still have to give the boys in blue the nod. Something like...
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Teej Smith
teej@...
Jun 7, 2001 1:39 pm
... Would the fact Lee stood the ground an extra day and Mac failed to pursue the ANV constitute the draw? Regards, Teej...
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Jeff Beckner (PWC Mag...
jbeckner@...
Jun 7, 2001 1:46 pm
It would for those who wish to read it that way, but by the contemporary yardstick, it you left first, you lose -- as at Stones River. Tactically you can...
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Anthony W. Turner
awturner@...
Jun 7, 2001 2:57 pm
Re: Who won? Who lost? For me, this raises a semantics question. Wouldn't it be right to call it a tactical draw and a strategic victory for the Union? Tony...
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James Rose
eodrose@...
Jun 8, 2001 12:15 am
... I'm trying to figure out how I can prevent you from saying that. :) Sure the battle could have gone better for the North. Such as if A.P. Hill had arrived...
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TR Livesey
westwood@...
Jun 8, 2001 4:15 am
... As far as I know, there is only the 1904 edition of the Atlas, of which I am lucky enough to have a copy. It is quite spectacular (elephant folio) and in...
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Jeff Beckner (PWC Mag...
jbeckner@...
Jun 8, 2001 1:25 pm
Not talking about wiping Lee out to a man; just doing even more damage than they did. An interesting comment along those lines comes from Porter Alexander, who...
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James Rose
eodrose@...
Jun 8, 2001 4:32 pm
... I understand the theory, but for the Union I don't accept its validity. What some people have trouble understanding is that sometimes the attacker loses...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Jun 8, 2001 10:27 pm
Tony-- After having been away all week in Chicago at a trade show, I am only now joining in again and am shortly off for the weekend to my family "summer...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Jun 8, 2001 10:37 pm
Brian and all--- I will be there as a visitor showing a friend around. Any one of the group who plans to be there should let me know so perhaps arrangements to...
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Anthony W. Turner
awturner@...
Jun 8, 2001 10:38 pm
Off the top, I agree with you about no one winning the war, Gerry. It might be a worthy topic for discussion on a forum with a broader range, however. In how...
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Curt
ccj@...
Jun 9, 2001 3:57 am
I would suggest: Mill Springs (A/D 1:1) Brice's Cross Roads (A/D 0.4/1.0) If you would like a contemporary European example, there is Sadowa (1866)(A/D...
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James Rose
eodrose@...
Jun 9, 2001 2:08 pm
... I don't have much information on those two battles, but what I do have does not equate to "battles of annihilation". At Mills Springs the forces were US...
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Anthony W. Turner
awturner@...
Jun 9, 2001 8:55 pm
Jim Rose wrote: << In the Maryland campaign McClellan had two things going for him: numbers (which he was unaware of his advantage), and supply (his supply ...
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James Rose
eodrose@...
Jun 10, 2001 2:29 am
I don't think that our numbers are really very different. It just takes some explaining. You might call my research the quick and dirty kind. Hartwig was...
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Marcus Wendel
marcus_wendel@...
Jun 10, 2001 7:10 am
... Thanks, but I actually have that name on my list. /Marcus http://www.skalman.nu...
