Well done. ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Harry Smeltzer Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 2:07 PM To:...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Jun 22, 2005 12:56 am
I don't think he arrested home before Cedar Mountain. He yelled at him, but didn't arrest him. The arrest was after 2nd Manassas. ... From: "G E Mayers"...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Jun 22, 2005 11:14 am
Thanks Paula. I will likely be there, although Angela must return to Phoenix today. She regrets missing the service. Tom Thomas G. Clemens D.A. Professor of...
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128thpa@...
pa128th
Jun 22, 2005 2:02 pm
John and I will see you there Tom. My son can't get off work, he just recently started his job. He is upset about missing it also. Both Cricket and Brian...
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Brian Downey
antietam1862
Jun 24, 2005 3:42 pm
Hi Folks, I had an interesting question by email this morning, and I'm passing it along to you for comment, too (with permission). My quick response follows...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Jun 24, 2005 6:19 pm
Yes Brian, I agree. Artillery shells do not really have much effect on a fence once they have exploded. Unless it hits the fence intaqct, it isn't likely to...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Jun 24, 2005 6:40 pm
Dear Tom, IIRC, the post and rail fences were built very sturdily to keep livestock from wandering off the fields onto the Turnpike, no? Very respectfully, G E...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Jun 25, 2005 1:31 am
Exactly. Tom Thomas G. Clemens D.A. Professor of History Hagerstown Community College...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Jun 25, 2005 3:50 am
The Gibbon story tells about the general lowering the elevation so that the rounds would hit the ground and take dirt and "splinters" from the fence rails with...
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Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
Jun 28, 2005 12:44 pm
New Hampshire officials want battlefield monument by ADAM BEHSUDI and TARA REILLY SHARPSBURG adamb@... tarar@... A federal push to...
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Brian Downey
antietam1862
Jun 28, 2005 4:47 pm
... This is just sad. In so many ways. [opinion, fwiw] What's seems likely is that he and the other NH politicians are not really thinking of the Boys of 1862...
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Brian Morris
mrbeankc
Jun 28, 2005 7:37 pm
Shelby Foote passed away yesterday. He was 88. Brian...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Jun 28, 2005 8:08 pm
Moron. ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Recker Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 7:44 AM To:...
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Brian Morris
mrbeankc
Jun 28, 2005 9:25 pm
There are several forces in the works here. The first is the political forces behind this. By that I mean it sounds great on the campaign trail to say you...
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128thpa@...
pa128th
Jun 28, 2005 9:41 pm
Boy, does that say it all!! Ok, what can we do next? Paula ... Moron. ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Jun 28, 2005 10:50 pm
Dear Brian, IF there be support for a single monument at the Sunken Road for all the CSA units which fought there, then to be fair, there should be also a...
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robert blama
rblama
Jun 28, 2005 11:09 pm
I don't reply that much but as an avid civil war buff I like to listen to what others say. I think being against the monuments may be an over reation. I'm...
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Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
Jun 29, 2005 4:44 am
I've been giving tours at Antietam lately and I hear a lot of people specifically marvel at how wonderful it is to see a pristine battlefield without modern...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Jun 29, 2005 5:20 am
Brian, Exactly, he cannot see the forest for the trees. Tom Thomas G. Clemens D.A. Professor of History Hagerstown Community College...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Jun 29, 2005 5:35 am
I can only tell you that John Howard has a file folder of groups wanting monuments, at least 15 at present, who now will have a precedent. I understand your...
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Brian Morris
mrbeankc
Jun 29, 2005 6:25 am
Dan Sickles (ok, maybe not the best character witness) once was asked if he was upset that he did not have a statue of himself at Gettysburg. He said the...
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Brian Morris
mrbeankc
Jun 29, 2005 6:37 am
The reason there is a moratorium to begin with was to put a stop to political monuments being placed on these battlefields. Specifically it was in response to...
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Bill and Glenna Jo Ch...
gwjchris
Jun 29, 2005 7:51 pm
When a group of which I was part wanted to place a marker at Antietam, learned that we could not, we decided instead to donate a copy of an index to all...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Jun 30, 2005 12:06 am
I got an email from Ted Alexander yesterday inviting me to do a signing at the Antietam Book Fair on the 16th of July. I hope those of you in the neighborhood...
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robert blama
rblama
Jun 30, 2005 3:02 am
I have not missed the boat or cannot see the forest for the trees or any of the bunk. I would not expect anyone to mention the amount of monuments on the...
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Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
Jun 30, 2005 12:41 pm
Last night I was reading "Taken at the Flood" and came across a sentence that has me very confused. This is from p. 226. 'He stopped short of Vestal Gap in the...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Jun 30, 2005 12:55 pm
Dear Stephen, Both could be correct. Very respectfully, G E "Gerry" Mayers Confederate Signal Corps, Longstreet's Corps ... From: "Stephen Recker"...
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Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
Jun 30, 2005 12:59 pm
Dear Gerry, i was afraid you would say something like that! Stephen...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Jun 30, 2005 1:02 pm
Stephen, Actually CW terminology was not as precise as we use today. However, South Mountain in MD is indeed considered part of the Blue Ridge, with Elk Ridge ...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Jun 30, 2005 1:53 pm
I believe the aqccount by Joe is correct. If you go to Weverton, the base of South Mountain and look acrossthe river there is only Short Hill. OTOH, if you...
