Gerry wrote: << The Sunken Road makes a major bend and descent downhill in about the middle of the 6th Alabama position. My question is: Could this possibly be...
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rotbaron@...
Aug 9, 2001 11:57 am
This weekend at Antietam.... Saturday & Sunday, August 11th - 12th is Artillery Weekend. There will be Artillery firing demonstrations and special Ranger walks...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Aug 10, 2001 12:41 am
Group; I heartily recommend the Artillery Weekend for anyone who has not been to Antietam before. It is a good means to start to understand why the veterans of...
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vojvoda13@...
Aug 12, 2001 3:54 pm
12 Aug 01 RFI I am hoping someone here can help me. I am a member of HMGS-East (Historical Miniature Gaming Society) and we hold a convention at the Eisenhower...
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John Priest
priesjoh@...
Aug 12, 2001 8:59 pm
James: For Gettysburg you will have to contact the park at the Visitors' Center and use one of their licensed guides. Mike Priest ... From:...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Aug 14, 2001 9:49 am
Group, Would the list moderator contact me privately, please, as the email address given through his website appears to not be working..... Your humble...
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rotbaron@...
Aug 21, 2001 2:29 pm
The 139th Battle Anniversary Program schedule for Antietam Battlefield is now posted on the Park's website. The schedule begins Sept 13 and continues thru...
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David Lutton
dunkerch@...
Aug 21, 2001 10:38 pm
Thanks, Tom for the information. I hope to see some of you over the anniversary weekend> David Lutton ... From: <rotbaron@...> To:...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Aug 21, 2001 11:36 pm
Group: This is going to be a long post, but I think the message should be able to handle it. Comments are welcomed, as this group has been very very sleepy ...
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David Lutton
dunkerch@...
Aug 22, 2001 11:37 pm
Gerry, I have one question concerning the account of Hood's troops at Antietam. In it Hampton's Legion and the 18th Georgia began to take fire on their left ...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Aug 23, 2001 1:43 am
David, That is a good question indeed. However, the information I have read speaks of a slight plateau along with the left wing of the Texas Brigade had...
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Mark A. Pflum
ringgold_redleg@...
Aug 23, 2001 4:45 am
... Howdy Gerry! Excellent article, Sir! I do, however, have two comments that border on nit-pickin'. ;-) First off, you say: "Union general George B....
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TR Livesey
westwood@...
Aug 23, 2001 5:06 am
Gerry, Good question. I have provided links to two images. Image 1 (http://www.enteract.com/~westwood/hl1.gif) shows the elevation in the region of interest. I...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Aug 23, 2001 10:11 am
Mark; Thank you for the two additional sidebar comments. I just want to tell you that I had no intention of disparaging old Daniel, but wanted to not write a...
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David Lutton
dunkerch@...
Aug 26, 2001 1:59 am
Todd, Thanks for the information concerning the ledge area of the field. I do have one question though. On both of your terrain maps I believe you are ...
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rotbaron@...
Aug 26, 2001 4:16 am
<<The reason I even asked the question was that I had walked most of the ledge area and I really could not see anything past the post and rail fence as I...
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David Lutton
dunkerch@...
Aug 26, 2001 12:41 pm
Tom, Them fellas weren't that tall! Again the events that occurred after the movement to the fence are understandable. But what caused its necessity? David...
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TR Livesey
westwood@...
Aug 26, 2001 10:59 pm
David, Yes, I am showing Hoods troops after they had turned to meet union troops on their left. As for what could be seen, there are a variety of ways to try...
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David Lutton
dunkerch@...
Aug 27, 2001 2:06 am
Todd, Again many thanks for your analysis and expertise. I am always willing to make a field study in Sharpsburg, even when there really isn't anything to ...
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TR Livesey
westwood@...
Aug 27, 2001 3:10 am
David, If you look directly east, you get into a different situation: corn. The question arises about how concealing corn will be. The corn was certainly...
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David Lutton
dunkerch@...
Aug 28, 2001 12:06 am
Todd, Actually, I walked the ledge area south of the cornfield. I understood that the order to protect the left flank was given about 200 yards south of the ...
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oliverg25@...
Aug 28, 2001 12:23 am
... Not So! Once the corn is planted a horse never goes into the field. Plowing and planting is usually done with a team of horses, not one. after planting...
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TR Livesey
westwood@...
Aug 28, 2001 12:44 am
O.G., I am going to immediately admit that I am not an expert in this field (heh-heh). My statements were based on questions I have put to general historians,...
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David Lutton
dunkerch@...
Aug 28, 2001 12:56 am
GO In your opinion then the corn would have been more tense than today? But we must remember that before Hood's troops stepped off roughly a hour after the...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Aug 28, 2001 12:58 am
Todd; If you ask Tom Shay about the videos from one of the Antietam anniversary ranger tours, there is a tape he has in which Keith Snyder talks about how...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Aug 28, 2001 1:07 am
David, If you have read Mike Priest's book on the battle, IIRC, the area of The Cornfield has already been trampled down due to the attacks and counter attacks...
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oliverg25@...
Aug 28, 2001 1:16 am
... Neither am I. I live in Harrisburg. Not too many farms in this city. ... The tractor has evolved over the years. The last time I looked horses were still...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Aug 28, 2001 1:17 am
... saw its ... believe, ... quote. ... Mark, did not the Ninth Army Corps comprise the bulk of the Federal expeditionary force that attacked and captured New...
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Bill & Glenna Jo Chri...
gwjchris@...
Aug 28, 2001 1:29 am
... While researching the type of corn planting in the fields around Sharpsburg for the Antietam documentary it was determined that the area farmers used the ...
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David Lutton
dunkerch@...
Aug 28, 2001 1:29 am
Ollie, Exactly my point. At this point of the battle the cornfield would have been defestated. Hence the corn would have been a non factor. David Lutton ... ...
