Here is the full schedule for PPM - hot off the presses. It is located in Schwenksville, Pa ...
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jeffcowvplanning
jeffcowvplan...
May 4, 2006 3:44 am
Tom... There is a massive piece of your local Civil War heritage for sale on Ebay at the moment. Look up 6623922765. it is a collection of 42 period...
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RoteBaron@...
May 4, 2006 4:52 pm
From today's Herald-Mail..... Beyond its history and beauty, Antietam National Battlefield is "an economic engine" for Washington County, Superintendent John...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
May 4, 2006 8:47 pm
I ask this here because this book is heavily weighted with Antietam accounts. I picked up an ex-lib copy of this book - marked up but all in one piece and not...
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128thpa@...
pa128th
May 4, 2006 11:01 pm
Hi Harry! Thanks for the offer! I was wondering when you are looking through it, if you see anything on the 128th Pa, I would greatly appreciate knowing...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
May 5, 2006 1:27 am
OK, I'll give it a shot. The book is not indexed, so it's poke & hope. Page 66: "The brigade commander moved the brigade to which we were attached to the front...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
May 5, 2006 12:40 pm
Harry; I think Paula Gudjunis is also very knowledgeable about the 125th PA. IIRC, this was the nine month unit which penetrated deepest of any Union units in...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
May 5, 2006 2:38 pm
I posted this last night, but it still hasn't shown up. ... From: Harry Smeltzer [mailto:hjs21@...] Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 8:28 PM To:...
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128thpa@...
pa128th
May 5, 2006 9:34 pm
Wow, thanks Harry, this is great stuff. One thing this collaborates what I have found in 128th correspondence that Mansfield did attempt to deploy the 128th...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
May 12, 2006 2:07 am
Gang, In October (October 15th) I will be hosting a tour at Sharpsburg (Antietam) battlefield for the Civil War Discussion Group Fall 2006 Muster. I realize...
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Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
May 12, 2006 12:13 pm
1. Nicodemus Heights and Hauser Ridge require permission of the owners, but you can go a bit west of the Locher cabin without it and see some great spots...
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RoteBaron@...
May 12, 2006 12:25 pm
I picked up the new brochure for the Otto Farm trail in September. The trail terrain is now easily walkable. Of course it has some modest climbs and descents,...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
May 12, 2006 12:43 pm
Thanks Stephen. Re the options in Question No. 1, how would I get past the Locher cabin, etc safely? And also how would I find the spot where Doubleday had...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
May 12, 2006 12:47 pm
Dear Tom; Thank you for the note. If you know of other locations sort of off the beaten track, please advise. The CWDG Fall Muster is a combination Gettysburg...
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RoteBaron@...
May 12, 2006 1:14 pm
I finally manage to re-subscribe to CWDG this morning! I have hiked past the Locher Cabin up to Hauser Ridge many times with rangers. Much of the terrain is...
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Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
May 12, 2006 1:38 pm
I've got an old photo of the Rocky Ledge from about 1900 that you can use. The view is wide open, not a shrub in sight. Stephen...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
May 12, 2006 1:43 pm
That would be great Stephen! Please contact me privately with a copy of the photo, if you can send it electronically. Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A...
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RoteBaron@...
May 15, 2006 2:44 pm
Mark Maritato recently finished a new painting entitled "Thunder at Dawn". The painting depicts Parker's Virginia Artillery Battery in action near the Dunker...
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Tom Shay
RoteBaron@...
May 19, 2006 12:47 am
Although this news is a month old, fans of the Hope paintings will find it of interest..... http://www.nysun.com/article/30776?page_no=1 Tom Shay [Non-text...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
May 19, 2006 1:19 am
Dear Tom, If it adds to our knowledge of the Hope paintings already extant, than that is great news indeed. Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian,...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
May 19, 2006 1:20 am
However, Tom, the entire story would not come up unless one is a subscriber. Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian, either by birth, marriage,...
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Tom Shay
RoteBaron@...
May 19, 2006 2:19 am
Portion of Famed Painting of Antietam Battle Surfaces After the Civil War, a former lieutenant of the Union Army, artist James Hope, took up painting scenes...
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dickeyr46
May 19, 2006 12:04 pm
Gerry, The suggestion of the area around the Locher cabin and the Hauser Ridge are excellent. Do not miss the NW portion of the West Woods where the 1st Minn...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
May 19, 2006 12:39 pm
Dear Ron, Thank you for the excellent suggestion! I will make contact at ANBP with one of the rangers to arrange for a copy of that brochure to be sent. Is...
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dickeyr46
May 19, 2006 3:20 pm
Gerry, I've never seen a brochure that covers the terrain west of Hwy 65. Perhaps some of the other members might know of one. Map 5 of the Battle Maps Brian...
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Tom Shay
RoteBaron@...
May 20, 2006 2:58 am
Gerry, Another spot that I visited on a ranger-led tour was the rock ledge where the12th Georgia left so many dead. Walker noticed they most of them did not ...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
May 22, 2006 9:27 pm
Dear Ron, Not at all. Thank you for your help. Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian, either by birth, marriage, adoption, or even on one's...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
May 22, 2006 9:29 pm
Tom, Thanks! Would you be willing to join the CWDG Fall Muster attendees at Sharpsburg on Sunday, October 15th, to lend your expertise? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E...
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RoteBaron@...
May 26, 2006 7:38 pm
<<Tom, Thanks! Would you be willing to join the CWDG Fall Muster attendees at Sharpsburg on Sunday, October 15th, to lend your expertise? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E...
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Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
May 27, 2006 1:44 am
Rededication Ceremony Planned for Maryland Monument at Antietam Governor’s Commission on Maryland Military Monuments will celebrate the $300,000 restoration...
