Dear Nick, As another person somewhat knowledgeable about the Battle of Sharpsburg and in particular about the Sunken Road fight, I might possibly be able to...
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historygirl@...
histlvr
Sep 25, 2005 4:24 am
Steve, There is a stone wall west of the bypass on Lynn Flook's farm which is supposedly that wall. It seems a little too far north to me, but haven't looked...
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Steve
LudekDudek
Sep 24, 2005 7:51 pm
... was you ... of books not ... Palmer's is a truly dreadful book. His main thesis is that Robert E. Lee "exceeded his authority" by raiding into the North...
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Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
Sep 24, 2005 7:30 pm
I'm trying to find any sites specific to the 1st Minnesota at Antietam, especially the stone wall that they took a position at near the Poffenberger farm. I'm...
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ethridgetn
Sep 24, 2005 4:00 pm
Good luck with that, you really have an ambitious project there. I've read Kegel but not the other two and thought I'd ask a better source before I tackled...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Sep 24, 2005 2:32 pm
Nick, It wasn't important to identify the author, soI didn't :-) I have not read Teetor's book, waiting for Dennis Frye's. Kagel is worth reading, and IIRC,...
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ethridgetn
Sep 24, 2005 3:51 am
I've visited the aotw.org site before, its pretty good. I think I will order that CD because one of our members manages a kinkos production facility and he...
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Brian Downey
antietam1862
Sep 24, 2005 3:10 am
Hi Nick, You might also find Antietam on the Web (http://aotw.org) a useful resource for maps, bios, drill-down orders of battle, further references, etc - if...
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tom_shay
Sep 24, 2005 1:41 am
In a message dated 9/23/05 8:56:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, nickrelee@... writes: 5-Antietam, cornfield 6-Antietam, sunken road 7-Antietam, burnside's...
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tom_shay
Sep 24, 2005 1:39 am
I would also recommend (actually require) that a detailed tactical study of the battle use the Carman maps. They are available on CD-ROM from the Park Book ...
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ethridgetn
Sep 24, 2005 12:48 am
Tom, I found the article, you were kinda sly in not mentioning that it was you that wrote that article. I was wondering your opinion of a couple of books not...
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ethridgetn
Sep 24, 2005 12:38 am
Tom, I do have a copy of Sid Meier's but when I made a chart of the chapters as saved on the disk (because the disk sometimes gave them a different number) it ...
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rotbaron@...
tom_shay
Sep 24, 2005 12:05 am
The Carman Manuscript is available at Antietam's Library. It is also available at a super cheap price by purchasing Sid Meier's Antietam PC. I got mine to ...
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ethridgetn
Sep 23, 2005 5:45 pm
I'm sure we'll be interested in a tour from you. We haven't yet picked dates or anything. I think I have that issue somewhere around here. --Nick [Non-text...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Sep 23, 2005 3:32 pm
There was an article written in America's Civil War special issue on Antietam that is a bibliography of the campaign. I can talk to you aout a tour if you...
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nickrelee@...
ethridgetn
Sep 23, 2005 12:42 am
Each year my roundtable studies a particular campaign or battle and then visits the area at the conclusion of the study. Next year we are going to do ...
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Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
Sep 22, 2005 2:34 pm
What is the best source for info on the 1st Minnesota at Antietam? Thanks. Stephen...
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Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
Sep 22, 2005 2:33 pm
On the Sharpsburg Pike tour I learned some neat things about the US Regulars connecting the Bloody Lane Union troops with the 9th Corps...for just a few...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Sep 22, 2005 1:08 pm
Tom Shay, Sorry I missed you on Saturday. The festival was good, much smaller than past years, but the junky stuff was cut, much to my satisfaction. I was...
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rotbaron@...
tom_shay
Sep 22, 2005 12:34 pm
Here's a brief summary of my Saturday trip to Antietam. I arrived on that September 17 before 6 AM while fields were still covered in darkeness. I parked at...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Sep 22, 2005 1:05 am
Dear Tom (Shay) and Tom C. Gents: Did any of you learn anything new about the fighting at the Sunken Road during the Anniversary Weekend this past weekend? ...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Sep 15, 2005 1:10 pm
The work is very similar, but Gibson's web site is different. I think this may be a different guy. ... From: "G E Mayers" <gerry1952@...> To:...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Sep 15, 2005 12:09 am
Paul; Indeed! Rob and the crew that work under him certainly know their stuff. BTW, so does Kevin Rawlins............. Very respectfully, G E "Gerry" Mayers ...
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128thpa@...
pa128th
Sep 15, 2005 12:06 am
Gerry: Rob's the guy I am thinking of also. Rob used to come to the Pennypacker Mills CW event until his business just took off. He really knows his stuff. ...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Sep 14, 2005 11:53 pm
Richard, Would the photographer be Rob Gibson? Very respectfully, G E "Gerry" Mayers "As an American citizen I prize the Union very highly and know of no...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Sep 14, 2005 11:04 pm
They have a guy (I had his web site at one point in my life but have long since lost it) who takes stills with an authentic Gardenresque CW era camera. They...
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rotbaron@...
tom_shay
Sep 14, 2005 5:31 pm
Sharpsburg Heritage Day schedule Saturday, September 17, 2005 9:00 am ? 4:30 PM All Day: Information Table at Square Town History Display at Town Hall ...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Sep 14, 2005 2:39 am
Nothing that I can add. I saw them filming some, but was not involved. Thomas G. Clemens D.A. Professor of History Hagerstown Community College...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Sep 13, 2005 8:06 pm
Tom-- Any more details on the History Channel show? Richard ... From: <rotbaron@...> To: <talkantietam@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005...
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rotbaron@...
tom_shay
Sep 13, 2005 12:06 pm
From today's HAGERSTOWN HERALD-MAIL: Sharpsburg's Battlefield Advisory Committee reported Monday: The History Channel completed filming a segment on Antietam....
