Yes it is neat. I will going to a special premiere Saturday night April 8, will post some thoughts before it airs SUnday. Tom Clemens Thomas G. Clemens D.A. ...
2831
Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
Apr 2, 2006 9:43 pm
I see there is a new book by Donald Jermann coming out about the Lost Order. has anyone read it? Thanks. ...
2832
Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Apr 2, 2006 10:25 pm
"With as much emphasis given to human foibles as to troop movements, this book will appeal to a wide audience beyond Civil War devotees." I hate to sound...
2833
richard@...
richcro1862
Apr 2, 2006 11:58 pm
Harry You run from "human foibles" and I'll run from "troop movements" and maybe somewhere along the line we'll run into each other! ... From: "Harry Smeltzer"...
2834
Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Apr 3, 2006 12:39 am
There's also that bit about appealing to a wide audience - read "white hats, black hats", one dimensional characters and traditional, simple interpretations. ...
2835
Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Apr 3, 2006 2:52 pm
No, but due to the title and topic I guess I'll have to read it. Sigh. Thomas G. Clemens D.A. Professor of History Hagerstown Community College ... I see there...
2836
Teej Smith
barringer63
Apr 3, 2006 5:21 pm
Tom, ... Speaking of books that cover the Lost Order, what do you think of Wilbur Jones' "Giants in the Cornfield: the 27th Indiana Infantry?" Teej...
2837
Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
Apr 3, 2006 10:39 pm
Sorry I brought it up ;-) Too bad this wasn't a case of a Lost eMail. Stephen...
2838
richard@...
richcro1862
Apr 4, 2006 12:43 am
LoL!!!!!!!!!!! ... From: "Stephen Recker" <recker@...> To: <TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 1:49 PM Subject: Re:...
2839
Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Apr 4, 2006 1:13 am
It has been a while since I looked at it, but IIRC, it was good. He obviously was hero-worshipping the Hoosiers, but a lot of people do that for their own...
2840
richard@...
richcro1862
Apr 4, 2006 2:20 am
How could anything relevant to the loser of 191 be anything OTHER than speculative? I think Colonel Mustard lost it in the kitchen with his cigars. ... From:...
2841
G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Apr 4, 2006 2:23 am
LOL. Interestingly enough, Harry Turtledove in the first chapter to his book "How Few Remain" (which is set in 1862) has a unknown lieutenant dropping a copy...
2842
Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Apr 4, 2006 3:07 am
IIRC, the order was wrapped around three AK-47's. Harry ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of G E Mayers ...
2843
G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Apr 4, 2006 3:32 am
Harry; I think you are confusing "How Few Remain" (which I found to be entirely a possible plausible) with "The Guns of the South" (which is so over the top it...
2844
barringer63
Apr 4, 2006 4:04 am
... As long as they had a convenient Tar Heel to blame it on, what else did they need? Teej...
2845
richard@...
richcro1862
Apr 4, 2006 4:19 am
Actually "Guns of the South" wasn't really over the top for what it was. It wasn't a book about the Civil War. It was a book about what might happen if any...
2846
barringer63
Apr 4, 2006 4:34 am
... <snip> ... STOP right there! If you're about to tell me that Mr. Ed wasn't real, I DON'T want to hear it! Teej...
2847
RoteBaron@...
Apr 4, 2006 12:37 pm
From today's Hagerstown Herald-Mail... A documentary on the Battle of Antietam in 1862 will be part of a 10-part series on The History Channel next week. The...
2848
G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Apr 4, 2006 12:45 pm
Tom; What is Antietam Partners? What do they do to help the ANBP? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers "....the powers granted under the Constitution, being...
2849
Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
Apr 4, 2006 1:08 pm
I'm not Tom, but I know a little about the WMIA. They are the park non-profit. They run the bookstore and the private guide service at the visitor center. They...
2850
G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Apr 4, 2006 1:14 pm
Stephen; I know about the WMIA...are they the same as Antietam Partners? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers "....the powers granted under the Constitution, being...
2851
Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Apr 4, 2006 1:15 pm
Well Jones uses a logic that is not far off this: SO 191 was wrapped around cigars, H.K. Douglas was a staff oficer, H.K. Douglas smoked cigars, therefore H.K....
2852
Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Apr 4, 2006 1:19 pm
It is the fund-raising arm of the Bookstore for Antietam and Monocacy. They donate money, publicize events, etc. Tom Clemens ... Tom; What is Antietam...
2853
Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
Apr 4, 2006 1:29 pm
I'm sorry. Yup, same thing. Antietam Partner is the name of the fund-raising branch of the WMIA. http://www.virtualantietam.com/partner/index.html Stephen...
2854
barringer63
Apr 4, 2006 1:30 pm
Tom Shay wrote: <Snip> Riford said the documentary re-creates scenes that led to Alexander Gordon's famous photographs of dead soldiers and explores other ...
2855
Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Apr 4, 2006 1:38 pm
Yes it should, but Riford is a tourism guy, not a historian. Thomas G. Clemens D.A. Professor of History Hagerstown Community College ... Tom Shay wrote: ...
2856
G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Apr 4, 2006 1:49 pm
Tom and Stephen, Thanks for the explanation. Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers "....the powers granted under the Constitution, being derived from the people of...
2857
richard@...
richcro1862
Apr 4, 2006 1:58 pm
That's not nit-picking at all. That's just right. ... From: "barringer63" <teej@...> To: <TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006...
2858
richard@...
richcro1862
Apr 4, 2006 2:00 pm
Not so fast there, Sherlock. A fellow known as Pete smoked cigars too, and he was itching to administer a good old fashioned honking dose of "I told you so."...
2859
Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
Apr 4, 2006 2:40 pm
Does CSA ever stand for Confederate States Army? Col. John B. Gordon Confederate States of America Col. John B. Gordon Confederate States Army Col. John B....
