Thanks, Tom. I'm one step closer to getting those pictures labeled. Harry ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com] On ...
Hackberry. A term unfamiliar to me until th NPS natural resources folks introduced it to me. Thomas G. Clemens D.A. Professor of History Hagerstown Community...
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gerry1952@...
Aug 30, 2005 5:19 pm
Harry, Could you send me disks also? Contact me privately by email if you can........ Very respectfully, G E "Gerry" Mayers "As an American citizen I prize the...
Steve, That was a fun walk. By the way, I've just about finished labeling the images I took on that trip (it's only been 5 months), and I'll send you and Tom...
My favorite is the book MY SONS WERE FAITHFUL AND THEY FOUGHT by Joseph Bilby and Steve O'Neill. Admitttedly the maps noting extent of Meagher's left flank...
I have found Rufus Dawes to be one of the best narratives about the fight for the Iron Brigade. What is the best narrative for the Irish Brigade at the Sunken...
I had the pleasure of walking the new tour recently with one of the rangers. It starts at the Burnside Bridge parking lot and heads due West in a bit of a...
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jbeckner@...
Aug 30, 2005 2:55 pm
Thanks. No substitute for walking the actual ground; as much of it as possible. ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com] On...
I took a similar walk this spring, but we took the Snavely Ford trail and came up the ravine from the ford. I would imagine the trail will feature the...
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gerry1952@...
Aug 30, 2005 2:41 pm
Jeff, IIRC, it starts at the Otto Farm just up from the Burnside Bridge overlook........... Very respectfully, G E "Gerry" Mayers "As an American citizen I...
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jbeckner@...
Aug 30, 2005 2:38 pm
Excellent. If it's 1.7 miles, does it start at the river? ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
From HAGERSTOWN HERALD-MAIL: "Hiking through history uphill: Trail at Antietam to provide real-life experience" by The Associated Press The final attack on the...
Stephen, just as reinforcement to the two Toms' conclusions, Dr. Harsh in "Taken at the Flood" also addresses casualties up to 9 am and then the total for the...
Thanks. These statistics make Tom Clemens' case that the pamphlet I was looking at did not include the West Woods. Awesome. Thanks to both Toms. Stephen...
Stephen, Antietam casualties are broken out on the NPS webpage at: http://www.nps.gov/anti/casualty.htm Tom Shay - Cresssona, PA [Non-text portions of this...
It sounds "until 9:00" does not include the West Woods action. That would account for at least some of the disparity. I will look at Carman's chart tonight...
I am trying to get a handle on the number of casualties in the Morning Phase of the battle of Antietam. In the NPS pamphlet called "Casualties of Battle" it...
You guys ain't gonna believe this one.... I was doing a TV interview this afternoon (small time thingy for a friend) and he decided he wanted to do it at...
Excellent. I'll look these up. Thanks. There is a sad irony in the second note - "Brig. Gen. J. K. F. Mansfield is TEMPORARILY assigned to the command of...
Tom, Thanks for pointing me to this. I have a stack of park brochures and found it in there. It is really helpful. Actually I never really looked through this...
It is interesting that taking one of two corps out of a wing could be considered a detachment. I smell intrigue. I've heard the the Burnside, in his...
Steve, The "wings" order was made offiical on Sept. 14, by Special Order. See p. 290, OR, Vol. 19 pt. 2. It was suspended on Sept. 15, see p. 297, op. cit. ...
