Excuse if this is a copy ------ My next book is about Fredericksburg and Hirst plays a role -- I note the different spelling, but there was a lot of that going...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Dec 15, 2005 6:32 am
My next book is on Fredericksburg and, interestingly, Hirst plays a role. I note the difference in spelling, but there was a lot of that going on in those...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Dec 15, 2005 1:12 pm
Dear Richard, Oh my god...........It sent a shiver through my spine as I read this........very well written.......could mentally see Hirst's friend lying ...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Dec 15, 2005 3:02 pm
Why thank you kind sir -- You are most generous! R. ... From: "G E Mayers" <gerry1952@...> To: <TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, December...
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Brian Downey
antietam1862
Jan 4, 2006 4:30 pm
Hi Folks, An interesting series of assertions made by cavalry guru Eric Wittenberg on his blog relating to Gen McClellan's lack of (effective) use therof - ...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Jan 4, 2006 4:39 pm
Brian, Eric certainly knows his cavalry............For better or worse, I do not think there is a finer scholar out there on that question. Very respectfully, ...
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Marc73@...
marcr732003
Jan 4, 2006 4:55 pm
In a message dated 01/04/06 11:42:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, gerry1952@... writes: Eric certainly knows his cavalry............For better or worse, I...
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Brian Downey
antietam1862
Jan 4, 2006 5:26 pm
Guys, I'm not arguing Eric's qualifications or reputation on cavalry operations. He's the man. No discussion. He made a statement about McClellan picketing...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Jan 4, 2006 5:34 pm
Brian, What you said about Grimes Davis is correct......He got through the Sharpsburg area, IIRC, only by going across country and even then, had some close...
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flagflop
Jan 4, 2006 8:36 pm
This is an initial posting, so please bear with me. Brian's #2395 of 5 Dec 05 broached the subject of my interest in the Sneden map depicting CS signatl...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Jan 4, 2006 8:41 pm
Dear Dave, I think you are on to something here and it would stand to reason about the ANV. However, Lee was using, despite his injuries, excellent management ...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Jan 4, 2006 9:07 pm
Dave, This is a topic worthy of pursuit. I don't recall anything on it off-hand and I am away from my sources. Joe Harsh did a lot of digging on Lee's...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Jan 4, 2006 9:42 pm
Dear Tom, How is Joe doing? Has he recovered from his stroke? Very respectfully, G E "Gerry" Mayers "As an American citizen I prize the Union very highly and...
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flagflop
Jan 8, 2006 1:22 am
Nice write-up in the January 2006 issue of "The Civil War Mews" (p. 16). Congratulations on the tenth anniversary of "Antietam on the Web"!...
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flagflop
Jan 8, 2006 1:51 am
... Brian, I think we've credited McLaws with too much control over Maryland Hgts/Elk Ridge prior to becoming alarmed at what was going on behind him in the...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Jan 8, 2006 3:46 am
Dave, This leads me to ask a question to which I have never received an adequate response: Given that SO 191 placed Jackson's command at Martinsburg and under...
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Brian Downey
antietam1862
Jan 8, 2006 7:45 pm
Thanks for the details Dave - I've been thinking that more important than the control McLaws _actually_ had over the Valley, is what Gen McClellan understood...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Jan 8, 2006 7:53 pm
Dear Brian, re Mac and AP Hill......Burnside was warned by US Signal Corps that AP Hill would be soon engaging his left...but did nothing about it..........
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Jan 8, 2006 8:33 pm
Three questions, Gerry. How did the US Signal Corps identify the force as Hill's? How did McClellan learn or indicate that what he was attempting to relieve at...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Jan 8, 2006 8:54 pm
Good questions Harry! 1. IIRC, Hill's force was ID'd by the US Signals from their signal station closest to Burnside due to their having very high quality...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Jan 8, 2006 11:15 pm
A dispatch rider from HF got to McClellan and notified him of the situation. I can look up the exact day & time if you need it, it is in Carman. Mac was...
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Teej Smith
barringer63
Jan 8, 2006 11:30 pm
Tom Clemens wrote: <snip> Gregg's SC brigade was first, and ... Yeah, well you know how it is, all those Mountain of Conceit flags look pretty much the same to...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Jan 9, 2006 2:17 am
Yes, many state had blue flags with a state seal or symbol that looked alike from a distance. Even Maryland had one like that, unlike the ugly flag we have...
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flagflop
Jan 9, 2006 4:09 am
Harry, In Ed Fishel's 1996 "Secret War for the Union," (p. 234), Fishel wrestled with the basis for Mac's (erroneous) conclusion that Jackson had arrived on...
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flagflop
Jan 9, 2006 4:23 am
Steve, Union signal people describe the prominent steeple. Would this limit to one of the two? Dave Gaddy...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Jan 9, 2006 4:45 am
Dave, My guess is the Lutheran church. The Reformed sits low down on Main St, no steeple visible from Union lines. I cannot think of any other steeple...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Jan 9, 2006 5:31 am
An erroneous conclusion to be sure, but also understandable given the contents of SO 191. ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com...
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jeffcowvplanning
jeffcowvplan...
Jan 10, 2006 2:05 am
Dave and Tom... The most prominent steeple is the Lutheran, so that would make the most sense. But I think the bell areas of both churches are roughly on the...
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flagflop
Jan 10, 2006 3:48 am
Jeff, I wouldn't let the matter of concurrent use as hospital sway me one way or the other--it's surprising to me (based on our current attitudes toward...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Jan 10, 2006 1:48 pm
Dave, Jeff's question deals more with the churches in Middletown, Maryland, on the National Turnpike heading towards Turner's Gap, not Sharpsburg. I think the...
