I seem to have misplaced yur pricate email.... ... From: "G E Mayers" <gerry1952@...> To: <TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Mar 3, 2005 11:27 pm
You mean that lovely statue with the immortal inscription "Lee was not in favor of succession" (OWTTE)? BTW, the sculptor is not the only person to ignore...
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Teej Smith
teejsmith
Mar 3, 2005 11:38 pm
Harry Smeltzer wrote: <Snip> ... I have a copy of a letter written by Lee in Oct. 1862 to Markie Williams in which he tells her one of his hands was still...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Mar 4, 2005 12:18 am
<snip>> By the way -- have any of you noticed the privately-erected statue of Marse ... Dear Richard, I have seen the statue and pictures of it. It is rather...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Mar 4, 2005 12:24 am
Dear TJ, IIRC, one of Marse Rovert's hands was actually badly sprained rather than broken. If so, such an injury would take much longer to properly heal than a...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Mar 4, 2005 2:44 am
be vigilant, follow up rumors. Write federal elected officials and let them know you care about it. As far as I know there is no bill yet, but there is a...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Mar 4, 2005 3:02 am
Dr. Tom, That is a great idea! Can CWPT be made aware of this need? Also, could you please contact me privately? Thanks! Very respectfully, G E "Gerry" Mayers ...
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Brian Morris
mrbeankc
Mar 4, 2005 4:27 am
Currently there is a moratorium on monuments on NPS Civil War battlefields until I think 2007. This was in part a result of the 11th Mississippi and North...
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128thpa@...
pa128th
Mar 4, 2005 11:34 am
Below is info on a fantastic conference. I have gone to 8 of the 9 conferences and the only reason I missed one was because my son was graduating from...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Mar 4, 2005 12:30 pm
My second book is about Fredericksburg -- talk about still fighting over who got closest to the wall!!!!! To this day you risk losing a friend if you suggest...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Mar 4, 2005 12:43 pm
I think you mean Humphreys. Harry ... From: richard@... [mailto:richard@...] Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 7:31 AM To:...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Mar 4, 2005 1:37 pm
I just logged on to correct myself! You beat me to it (as I knew you would). Either way... ... From: "Harry Smeltzer" <hjs21@...> To:...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Mar 4, 2005 6:08 pm
Paula, That was while ago. The conference looks like fun. If you go, please give my regards to Brian P. ... Below is info on a fantastic conference. I have...
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128thpa@...
pa128th
Mar 4, 2005 9:50 pm
<<That was while ago. The conference looks like fun. If you go, please give my regards to Brian P.>> I will Tom! I am looking forward to the conference. Paula...
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rotbaron@...
tom_shay
Mar 5, 2005 3:02 am
As Nagle's Brigade moved forward toward the bridge, they crossed the plowed hill that is southeast of the bridge. The 2nd Maryland encountered a fence and ...
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robert blama
rblama
Mar 6, 2005 4:52 am
Unfortunately I may be the one in the minority. I think the monuments help tell the story of the action on the battlefields. A lot of states and veteran...
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Brian Morris
mrbeankc
Mar 6, 2005 5:39 am
I won't blast you but I will disagree on several points. Oates unfortunately was a man prone to exaggeration. In his official report after the battle he...
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Eric Schmincke
eric_schmincke
Mar 6, 2005 2:36 pm
Brian, I can not speak for all monuments on all battlefields but the monuments at Gettysburg were I believe set in line of battle by then John Bachelder, Park...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Mar 6, 2005 3:28 pm
Bachelder used extensive interviews, correspondence and field trips with veterans to establish the positions of the regiments according to the evidence,...
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Brian Morris
mrbeankc
Mar 6, 2005 3:39 pm
John Bachelder did not unilaterally create the rules for monument placement although he was a part of the committee that did. While John Bachelder at the time...
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jeffcowvplanning
jeffcowvplan...
Mar 6, 2005 9:00 pm
Thanks to everyone who responded to my inquiry regarding whether AL passed through Middletown in October, 1862. I have started skimming the Middletown Valley...
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rotbaron@...
tom_shay
Mar 7, 2005 12:56 am
From Antietam NPS website: Irish Brigade Hikes Kick Off Antietam Spring Hike Series Date: March 19, 2005 - March 20, 2005 Contact: Park Ranger Brian Baracz,...
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robert blama
rblama
Mar 7, 2005 4:52 am
A lot of after battle reports are exagerated. It does not alter the fact that he wanted to place a monument or table on the rock where his brother fell. If I...
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Brian Morris
mrbeankc
Mar 7, 2005 5:59 am
Land costs money and there was a lot of battlefield land after the war. Historic preservation then is different than the thinking of today. First off there was...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Mar 7, 2005 1:09 pm
Dear Tom Shay, Please share with me privately any new information you obtain on these hikes. Thanks. Very respectfully, G E "Gerry" Mayers Confederate Signal...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Mar 7, 2005 1:30 pm
Is there some reason why Tom should not share such information publicly? Are the activities of the Irish Brigade at Antietam off topic for TalkAntietam? What...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Mar 7, 2005 1:44 pm
Dear Harry, Sorry, did not mean to imply anything "secret". Of course, anything new should be shared here! I was thinking more about correspondence with Tom...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Mar 7, 2005 1:48 pm
OK, Gerry. I just wanted to be sure there were not any rules of which I was unaware. Still can't figure out why yahoo inserts 2 extra lines between my...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Mar 7, 2005 2:01 pm
Of course we all lament the lost lands. Marye's Heights is unrecoverable. Most of the Battle of Atlanta sites (other than Kennesaw Mountain) are sky-scrapers,...
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Brian Morris
mrbeankc
Mar 7, 2005 3:31 pm
One of the witness houses in Gettysburg that's on the battlefield is for sale. I forget which one but the house is assessed at something like $200K but the...
