Tom, Nice report. Next time you and I can be together at Antietam, I would like very much to see that vantage point in the cemetery. Very respectfully, G E...
1956
Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
May 3, 2005 2:07 pm
Gerry, The NPS owns the Piper Farm. Lou and Regina bought the lease on the house from Doug & Paula Reed. They had obtained a lease from the NPS to restore...
1957
G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
May 3, 2005 2:12 pm
Tom, Thanks much! Your explanation puts a little more information on what Tom Shay mentioned. BTW, has SHAF been successful in locating the other signal...
1958
richard@...
richcro1862
May 3, 2005 3:15 pm
And speaking of the cemetery, the platform at the back offers a magnificent panorama of the closing moments of the battle -- Burnside's approach. ... From:...
1959
Brian Morris
mrbeankc
May 4, 2005 6:57 am
This message appeared today in the GDG message group. I felt that as Brain Pohanka is so well known all across the Civil War community that folks here would...
1960
G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
May 4, 2005 11:14 am
Dear Brian, This is the first I had heard Brian was so ill. What is wrong with him and how close is he to finally tramping the fields with the boys? Very...
1961
Brian Morris
mrbeankc
May 5, 2005 5:34 am
I don't know Brian Pohanka personally (I have met the man only briefly on one occasion) but from my understanding he has been fighting a long term battle with...
1962
Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
May 5, 2005 4:13 pm
Antietam Tours, in cooperation with Western Maryland Interpretive Association, the Antietam National Battlefield's non-profit, is launching a program to offer...
1963
G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
May 5, 2005 4:17 pm
Stephen, If I did not have already made plans for that day, I would take the test. Do you know if there will be other dates? Very respectfully, G E "Gerry"...
1964
Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
May 5, 2005 4:41 pm
Gerry, Thanks for the interest. Yes, there will be other dates. I imagine we will test in another month or two. Please send me a note to ...
1965
Brian Downey
antietam1862
May 5, 2005 9:20 pm
warning: minutae ahead. ******** I see that a new book about James Breathed (http://www.savasbeatie.com/Breathed.html) is due out from David Bridges about the...
1966
rotbaron@...
tom_shay
May 6, 2005 10:58 am
Stephen, The PDF file says you are open to suggestions for "99 Places Every Guide Should Know". If you are indeed looking for some, undoubtedly this group can...
1967
richard@...
richcro1862
May 6, 2005 11:19 am
Okay -- the manuscript has been sitting on my editor's desk for almost a year -- collecting dust. And NOW he tells me they don't like the title and he needs a...
1968
G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
May 6, 2005 12:43 pm
Richard, How about Slaughter at the Wall? Very respectfully, G E "Gerry" Mayers Confederate Signal Corps, Longstreet's Corps ... From: <richard@...> ...
1969
Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
May 6, 2005 12:47 pm
Oh yeah, Gerry. That's REAL positive. Richard, try "The Glorious Valor of Freedom". That sounds sophomoric enough to satisfy even the most enlightened...
1970
G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
May 6, 2005 12:50 pm
Harry, It is all about grabbing the attention of the prospective reader......... Very respectfully, G E "Gerry" Mayers Confederate Signal Corps, Longstreet's...
1971
Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
May 6, 2005 12:57 pm
You'd think that Gerry, except as Richard points out, his publisher wants something positive. Harry ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com...
1972
richard@...
richcro1862
May 6, 2005 1:33 pm
Are you ready for THIS? They turned down "The Alter of Freedom" because it sounds too "religious." My stomach hurts. (sigh) ... From: "Harry Smeltzer"...
1973
Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
May 6, 2005 3:27 pm
How about "When Valor Is Not Enough" Thomas G. Clemens D.A. Professor of History Hagerstown Community College...
1974
Brian Downey
antietam1862
May 6, 2005 5:21 pm
Great subject. How about some of the obvious ones ... + all tour stops & their physical features (duh!) + locations of all 6 mortuary cannon (bonus: tube type)...
1975
Brian Morris
mrbeankc
May 6, 2005 6:39 pm
Ok, here's a few "Of Glory and Valor" "The worst place in the world" "For freedom not glory" "For duty and freedom" "For duty, For freedom" "Not for Glory" ...
1976
richard@...
richcro1862
May 6, 2005 8:14 pm
Tom!!!!!!! That's what they're looking for. I'll run it by 'em. Richard ... From: "Thomas Clemens" <clemenst@...> To:...
1977
gwjchris@...
gwjchris
May 6, 2005 10:43 pm
... Subject: Re: Help me Title my BOOK! Better to Have Watched than to Have Died....
1978
richard@...
richcro1862
May 6, 2005 10:58 pm
Actually there's an actual quotation from Fredericksburg -- "Better to die and be called a fool than live and be called a coward." ... From:...
1979
rotbaron@...
tom_shay
May 7, 2005 2:16 am
Stephen, Can I forward your notice about the test to others? I know several who may be interested but are not members of TalkAntietam. Tom Shay [Non-text...
1980
richard@...
richcro1862
May 7, 2005 5:20 pm
I obviously "borrowed"; the title "To Make Men Free" from Julia Ward Howe and the Battle Hymn of the Republic. I told my wife this morning that those momentous...
1981
dickeyr46
May 11, 2005 11:31 am
Okay, here goes... 99 locations plus 1 for good measure that all Antietam tour guides should know. There are certainly many ways these locations could be...
1982
dickeyr46
May 11, 2005 1:50 pm
Oops! In my ealier post on the subject, I referred to "Stop 10" in the narrative. That reference should have been Stop 9, the Lower Bridge. Ron Dickey...
1983
Mary A. Stevanus
antietam111
May 13, 2005 7:04 pm
Friends, this is really off topic, but. I am with the Sharpsburg Historical Society which planned to appear in our town's upcoming Memorial Day parade to...
1984
richard@...
richcro1862
May 13, 2005 9:05 pm
Mary; Can't help you w/ the wagon (I live in Atlanta). But I would LOVE to know what events are being planned around the anniversary! Anything going on? ...
