Tom; Please contact me privately re the article. Thanks. Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian, either by birth, marriage, adoption, or even on ...
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Tom Shay
RoteBaron@...
Jun 5, 2006 1:27 am
Gerry, There is a short article in the Blue & Gray Magazine ("West Woods" edition) regarding the discovery that it was within NPS boundaries. I have some...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Jun 4, 2006 8:07 pm
Thanks Tom! That helps a lot! Are there any brochures available at the VC about the Locher cabin, etc.? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian,...
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Tom Shay
RoteBaron@...
Jun 4, 2006 3:06 am
Posted by Tom Shay from today's Hagerstown Herald Mail.... In his 25 years at Antietam National Battlefield, Paul Chiles fielded all types of questions from...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Jun 3, 2006 3:14 am
The maintenance area adjoins the cemertery and they often have tubes "dumped" there while carriages are being painted, repaired, etc. The two cement strips...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Jun 2, 2006 10:03 pm
When I was there last November, there were at least 3 tubes laying there near the wooden staircase. Harry ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com...
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Tom Shay
RoteBaron@...
Jun 2, 2006 9:14 pm
Of course, the Battle of Antietam was noted for several "loose cannons". Is it the aftermath of some wild retirement party for "Cannonball Chiles"? ... ...
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Brian Downey
antietam1862
Jun 2, 2006 8:58 pm
Hi folk, I saw a photo and discussion about a bronze 6-pounder gun tube in the grass "behind" the Antietam Natl Cemetery here: ...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Jun 2, 2006 8:03 pm
Go through the West Woods, and the Locher Cabin is almost directly across the bypass from the 15 MA monument. Proceed south, towards Sharpsburg, and you'll...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Jun 2, 2006 4:00 pm
We can always count on Tom for top drawer advice! ... From: "Thomas Clemens" <clemenst@...> To: <TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday,...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Jun 2, 2006 12:36 pm
Tom; LOL. Precisely where is the spot to gain access to the Locher cabin located? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian, either by birth,...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Jun 2, 2006 2:31 am
Uh, look both ways, hold hands, and run like hell! :-) Thomas G. Clemens D.A. Professor of History Hagerstown Community College...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Jun 2, 2006 12:49 am
In fact, whenever a visitor has a weapons question, particularly regarding artillery, they are promptly turned over to Paul. I was one of them. Thank you...
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RoteBaron@...
Jun 1, 2006 5:20 pm
Posted by Tom Shay from Antietam Partner News: Antietam Ranger Retires After 25 Years by Park Historian Ted Alexander In June of this year the “Cannonball...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Jun 1, 2006 5:18 pm
Tom, yes, both are. Where is the fence you mentioned for the Locher cabin? How can one safely reach it across SR 65? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Jun 1, 2006 5:11 pm
Locher cabin is NPS owned, walk along the fence southward until you find a gate and go through it. Nicodemus Hts. is under easement but privately owned....
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Jun 1, 2006 1:54 pm
Tom; Thanks. BTW, if someone wanted to get onto Nicodemus Heights or get over to the Locher cabin, how would one be able to do so? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry"...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Jun 1, 2006 1:27 pm
Sorry Gerry, the correction about the 21st GA in the sketck. Thomas G. Clemens D.A. Professor of History Hagerstown Community College...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Jun 1, 2006 2:10 am
Dear Tom, To which were you commenting that something made sense and good?????? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian, either by birth, marriage,...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Jun 1, 2006 2:04 am
Yes that makes sense too. Good. Thomas G. Clemens D.A. Professor of History Hagerstown Community College...
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susansevier2003
May 30, 2006 9:09 pm
After I posted my first message about Schell, I noticed John M. Priest includes this incident in his Antietam book. Priest says that Frank Schell sketched the...
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RoteBaron@...
May 30, 2006 7:08 pm
"Those Arms Were Not Lost in Vain": Union Soldiers and the Price of Freedom Date: June 24, 2006 Time: 3:00 p.m. Location: Pry House Field Hospital Museum,...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
May 30, 2006 3:19 am
Dear Tom, Please go to the CWDG Online Forums and look for the Musters category. The MMFL, aka Allan Shikhvarg, is in charge of the Gettysburg Fall Muster each...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
May 29, 2006 6:12 pm
More likely C. M. Douglas' brigade from Lawton's Div. Thomas G. Clemens D.A. Professor of History Hagerstown Community College...
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susansevier2003
May 29, 2006 12:51 pm
Ron, Thanks for suggesting the Cornfield trail. Yesterday (Memorial Day weekend) I walked the trail from Autostop 4. It was early Sunday morning -- hazy but...
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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...
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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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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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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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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 ...
