Hey everyone, Are there any really good antietam books out there that have specific information such as how many men were in a regiment at the begining of ...
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bdowney@...
antietam1862
Nov 27, 2005 10:30 pm
Hi Chris, Couple of places to start. Sears' 'Landscape Turned Red' is a good overview and does maps at Brigade level. Priest's 'Soldiers Battle' has detail at...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Nov 28, 2005 12:00 am
While lacking maps, Joe Harsh's "Sounding the Shallows" has beaucoup quantitative data on the ANV. Harry ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Nov 28, 2005 1:38 am
Dear Brian, I would not totally recommend Priest's books, even though they do provide more of a human perspective, that is from the soldiers' viewpoints, than ...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Nov 28, 2005 1:40 am
Dear Harry and Chris, I agree. Also, Francis Palfrey's volume on "The Antietam and Fredericksburg"; is a good and early attempt to address the question of the...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Nov 28, 2005 2:46 am
Palfrey made the best comment on reported Confederate numbers. He said it would one day be learned that Lee fought the battle with only himself and a ...
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Scott Mingus
scottmingus
Nov 28, 2005 2:59 pm
I had never seen this website before from today's denomination that once were the Dunkers... http://www.cob-net.org/antietam/dunkers.htm...
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Scott Mingus
scottmingus
Nov 28, 2005 3:08 pm
Chris, I've researched the regimental strengths at Antietam for publication in my new wargaming scenario book, "Undying Courage: The Antietam Campaign in...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Nov 28, 2005 4:48 pm
Scott, Having recently been given a copy of your book and with my own research into the Maryland Campaign and the 4th NC at the Sunken Road, I sympathize and ...
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thomasdledward
Nov 29, 2005 2:13 am
Good day all, I'm new to your group, but not to the subject of Antietam or Sharpsburg or Cramptons Gap or South Mountain. I spent much of my youth growing up...
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bdowney@...
antietam1862
Nov 29, 2005 2:29 am
Hi David - it's good to have you here - welcome indeed! Look forward to hearing more form you as we go, Regards, Brian...
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Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
Dec 3, 2005 3:02 pm
I recently acquired a badge for the dedication of what looks to me like the 20th New York monument just outside the visitor center. The badge says "Dedicated...
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Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
Dec 3, 2005 3:42 pm
Now that I look at it, I think it may well be the 9th New York monument badge. That monument was dedicated on May 28, 1897, but I can imagine that they may...
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Brian Downey
antietam1862
Dec 3, 2005 9:19 pm
Coming event: Santa in the Civil War, Monday, Dec. 12, Uncle Sam's restaurant, Central Park, monthly meeting of the Rappahannock Valley Civil War Round Table,...
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Brian Downey
antietam1862
Dec 3, 2005 9:23 pm
Ronald F. Maxwell Narrates and Provides a 25-Minute On-Screen Interview in New "Lincoln and Lee at Antietam" DVD About the Single Bloodiest Day in American...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Dec 3, 2005 11:35 pm
Wow. All that and they managed to leave McClellan's name completely out of it! I think I can guess what the documentary will cover. Lee, with complete ...
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rotbaron@...
tom_shay
Dec 4, 2005 12:29 am
I received an email via my CWRT's website from a gentleman who's Great Grandfather was David Penman Thompson of the 96th PA Volunteers. He stated that he has...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Dec 4, 2005 5:27 am
Oh now Harry, don't you know that you have to be in academia and much older before you can be so cynical! Thomas G. Clemens D.A. Professor of History ...
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Steve
LudekDudek
Dec 5, 2005 4:32 am
... complete ... Beats having the psychic ability to know what's on a DVD before you even see it....
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Dec 5, 2005 1:10 pm
Well, I was exposed to gamma rays early on. ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Steve Sent: Sunday,...
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Jeff Beckner (PWC Mag...
jbeckner@...
Dec 5, 2005 3:18 pm
Works for me.... ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Harry Smeltzer Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Dec 5, 2005 3:43 pm
Jeff, If there is one thing of which I am absolutely certain it is that you are exactly who they had in mind while this was being developed. Have a super day! ...
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Jeff Beckner (PWC Mag...
jbeckner@...
Dec 5, 2005 3:50 pm
Like I would need to spend $25 to discover that McClellan blows? ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Dec 5, 2005 4:35 pm
Seems a small price to pay for affirmation, baby! ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Beckner (PWC...
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Jeff Beckner (PWC Mag...
jbeckner@...
Dec 5, 2005 4:42 pm
But I bought LTR in paperback for about $5.95 in 1989! ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Harry Smeltzer...
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Brian Downey
antietam1862
Dec 5, 2005 4:45 pm
Hi Folks, Dave Gaddy has written an article for AotW on a recently published wartime map of the Antietam Battlefield showing, among other detail, Confederate...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Dec 5, 2005 5:01 pm
Brian; According to a map in Walter Taylor's book about Lee and his campaigns in Virginia during the War, a map of Sharpsburg shows all the signal stations, ...
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bdowney@...
antietam1862
Dec 5, 2005 5:35 pm
Thanks Gerry, I'll look into Taylor - it will be good to see his sources. I agree on the Lutheran Church site - I've seen several references to that, and Dave...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Dec 5, 2005 6:13 pm
Gerry, Yes, the ANV HQ was on high ground, the ridge west of Sharpsburg, and thus a logical site for Lee's communication network. The Lutheran Church was used...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Dec 5, 2005 8:28 pm
That and Battle Cry of Freedom is about all you need. ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Beckner...
