There is a copy of Tom's dissertation in the Western Maryland Room at the Washington County Library in Hagerstown. Just go in and see John Frye. He will hook...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Mar 2, 2006 5:59 pm
I do not blame you, Tom. Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers "....the powers granted under the Constitution, being derived from the people of the United States,...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Mar 2, 2006 5:40 pm
Antietam Battlefield has a copy of my typescript, I think, but I am reluctant to start handing them out before my work is finished. Sorry. ... Thanks Tom! It...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Mar 2, 2006 5:30 pm
Tom, Thanks! Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers "....the powers granted under the Constitution, being derived from the people of the United States, may be...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Mar 2, 2006 5:24 pm
No Gerry, strother was no help in that direction, and his account is pretty well known. Strother does verify a Carman sotry about McClellan's headquarters...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Mar 2, 2006 2:29 am
Thanks Phil. What does "Porte Crayon" actually say in the article? That might be good for Tom to see, especially if it backs up Carman's quote re Lee and then...
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philipkesaris
Mar 2, 2006 1:28 am
Gerry - Rafuse (p. 316) mentions Mac relocating from the Pry House to a "commanding knoll" on the other side of the Boonsboro Pike on the morning of the battle...
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philipkesaris
Mar 1, 2006 11:52 pm
... Wow! Tom, best of luck to you. What an amazing endeavor! - Phil. ... 12th ... a ... He ... historian ... campaigns, ... roads ... tablets. ... ...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Mar 1, 2006 5:24 pm
Dear Tom; Yes, I am sure they are. But knowing Lee, it would make sense. Carman must have had a source, possibly now lost, which gave him that information...or...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Mar 1, 2006 5:22 pm
That's my point Gerry, there is no source at all other than Carman. None that has come to light so far anyway. Not just with me, same for the NPS etc. There...
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barringer63
Mar 1, 2006 5:20 pm
... I don't know, Gerry, perhaps Tom can tell you. Teej...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Mar 1, 2006 5:17 pm
Tom; Does any local lore back up the reference about where Lee and then Mac surveyed the Sharpsburg Plateau? IIRC, it was not that far from Keedysville where...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Mar 1, 2006 5:10 pm
Yes, that's the one, and Joe knows it is a Carman-only reference. ... Tom; I have seen where someone, maybe Joe Harsh(??), mentioned Lee stopping to survey...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Mar 1, 2006 5:09 pm
Teej; That is great! How did that happen? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers "....the powers granted under the Constitution, being derived from the people of the...
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barringer63
Mar 1, 2006 5:07 pm
Tom Clemens wrote: I did the first seven chapters for my ... pages. As a point of interest there is a copy of Tom's thesis at Davis Library, UNC, Chapel Hill,...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Mar 1, 2006 4:59 pm
Tom; I have seen where someone, maybe Joe Harsh(??), mentioned Lee stopping to survey the Sharpsburg Ridge and that Mac did the same from about the same spot...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Mar 1, 2006 4:53 pm
Joe started, and I finished, the typescript. Yes, a lot of labor. His information is generally good. he does buy into John Walker's B&L account, which is...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Mar 1, 2006 4:37 pm
Tom; Sounds like quite a labor there. Good thing Joe Harsh was able to get Carman typescripted. How accurate did you find his information about the specific...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Mar 1, 2006 4:29 pm
Well I will try not to belabor this issue. Carman was a veteran of th battle, commanding the 13th New Jersey, 12th Corps. He immediately became interested in...
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flagflop
Mar 1, 2006 1:52 pm
Tom, I certainly cannot take issue with the view that "the Coddington of Antietam" has yet to emerge, nor have I gotten into Scott Hartwig's work. And, for...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Feb 28, 2006 8:05 pm
Agreed, Scott Hartwig is doing a wonderful job and may indeed set the standard for decades to come. Until then, I recommend Carman's manuscript, which is not...
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Jeff Beckner (PWC Mag...
jbeckner@...
Feb 28, 2006 7:21 pm
Cool. Hope they're really, really expensive. ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Harry Smeltzer Sent:...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Feb 28, 2006 7:19 pm
Nearly one. Almost. I'm not sure how he intends to publish them, all in one set or one at a time. He told me last July that he was pretty much finished with...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Feb 28, 2006 6:36 pm
Yes, they do have an aroma about them. Ooops, you said aura. Never mind. ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com] On ...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Feb 28, 2006 6:17 pm
IIRC, Hartwig is not done with the writing of his work, which will probably appear as a set. Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers "....the powers granted under the...
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Jeff Beckner (PWC Mag...
jbeckner@...
Feb 28, 2006 6:13 pm
How many has he put out so far? ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Harry Smeltzer Sent: Tuesday,...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Feb 28, 2006 6:06 pm
Harry; Given that Jim Murfin's book was the first full length treatment of the campaign, it is not bad .But I agree some of the information is dated. Too bad...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Feb 28, 2006 6:03 pm
TATF is written from the Confederate perspective and really does not go into much analysis of the Union side. I'd go with Murfin as the best until Scott...
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NJ Rebel
gerry1952@...
Feb 28, 2006 5:49 pm
Coddington on Gettysburg, perhaps. Sears, definitely NOT, IMHO. Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers "....the powers granted under the Constitution, being derived...
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Jeff Beckner (PWC Mag...
jbeckner@...
Feb 28, 2006 5:37 pm
I think there are standard works, sure, but Coddington seems to have taken on the aura of holy scripture. You know, like all of Sears' books. ... From:...
