I may be wrong, but I think it was after Williamsburg, a fight in which Hancock participated. ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Feb 1, 2007 3:25 am
Whoa Gerry and Richard, a few questions please. First off, the nickname of Hancock as "Winnie Boy" is only found in Maxwell's Gettysburg movie, not even in...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Feb 1, 2007 1:21 am
Stephen, Have you checked out Dick Weeks' Civil War website? Check on Google for Shotgun's Civil War Home.... I do not know if he has what you are looking for,...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Feb 1, 2007 12:43 am
There was a fondness there. It was Mac who dubbed Winnie Boy "The Supurb" before he had ever seen his first fight. ... From: G E Mayers To:...
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Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
Jan 31, 2007 10:59 pm
Hello, Where would you look for the best discussion of McClellan's Antietam reports? Thanks. Stephen Recker...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Jan 31, 2007 2:38 pm
Stephen, That may be... but Winnie Boy did want to continue the momentum Richardson had won at such cost...... Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A...
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Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
Jan 31, 2007 2:35 pm
... ...where Hancock was also sent, not to fight, but to hold the line. Stephen...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Jan 31, 2007 1:33 pm
Richard, You are absolutely correct. And if you really want to know, that action by Mac to place Winnie Boy in command of Richardson's division set him on the...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Jan 31, 2007 3:29 am
I believe Winfield Scott Hancock took over for Richardson and desperately wanted to push forward. He witnessed the conversation between Mac, Sumner, Franklin...
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T.R.Livesey
westwood_ent...
Jan 30, 2007 4:23 am
Tom, There are 2 potential sources of water that I can think of off the top of my head, although neither is on the northern portion of the battlefield. The...
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Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
Jan 29, 2007 9:27 pm
I remember being told recently that, as Tom says, the pond was not there. Stephen...
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Jan 29, 2007 8:10 pm
Tom, The Potomac was close enough for many of the animals, only 1/2 mile from Stuart's position on Nicodemus farm. Also many references are made to the large...
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RoteBaron@...
Jan 29, 2007 7:54 pm
In regard to the Battle of Antietam, I've never seen the issue of water availability addressed. The Rebel forces that initially arrived on the field (Sept 15...
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Cory Newby
corykv
Jan 29, 2007 10:56 am
Gerry, Tom, I didn't mean to sound overly critical -- I only intended to warn caution when using those factoids as sources (relevant to the original artillery...
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jdpolaski@...
jdpolaski
Jan 28, 2007 3:56 pm
They also have one at a gift shop across the road from the visitors center at Antietam. But I think you have to have reservations at the gift shop. It was...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Jan 28, 2007 3:35 pm
It wasn't Richardson's death that took the starch out of the Federal attack, because he didn't die until November. I think I've found a pretty good source for...
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Scott Mingus
scottmingus
Jan 28, 2007 3:05 pm
Anyone been to the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg? There is a nice 54mm diorama of the storming of Burnside's Bridge by the two 51sts. It is one of...
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Scott Mingus
scottmingus
Jan 28, 2007 2:51 pm
There are a number of period biographies of Putnam available on the internet (published between 1818 and 1900). I scanned through a number of them, but find no...
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barringer63
Jan 28, 2007 2:22 am
... Gen. Israel Putnam." Almost right, Tom. Gen. Richardson's obit in the Nov. 5, 1862 "Detroit Advertiser and Tribune" stated that Richardson was the son of...
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Tom Shay
RoteBaron@...
Jan 28, 2007 1:20 am
In his book "Antietam Revealed", Dennis Frye states the following on page 106 (note 1084): General Israel Bush Richardson "was the son of Revolutionary War...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Jan 27, 2007 1:48 pm
Dear Mark, Glad to hear from you after all this time! Hope you are healthy, etc. Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian, either by birth, marriage,...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Jan 27, 2007 1:25 pm
I think Mark has it right. If someone REALLY wanted to know they could go to the National Archives and pull out the quarterly returns for the units involved,...
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Mark A. Pflum
ringgold61
Jan 27, 2007 7:13 am
... is? ... Well, I can't say that this figure is definitive or nay. However, if you take into consideration that every piece that went into action during the...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Jan 22, 2007 2:05 pm
Cory; Tom said he has already taken care of this.......... 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@...
Jan 21, 2007 11:15 pm
Cory, I forwarded your comments to Stephanie Gray at Antietam NPS. Thanks for pointing them out. Tom Shay ... From: Cory Newby To: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com...
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Cory Newby
corykv
Jan 21, 2007 2:19 am
Tom, I love the new Antietam web site, but those bottom-of-the-page factoids are not always accurate. This is a cut-and-paste from one seen today: William...
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Stephen Recker
virtualgetty...
Jan 15, 2007 2:14 am
Tom, Thanks. I was wondering about the name change. I just saw an old map and it had an arrow towards Conrad's Ferry. I'm thinking, sheesh, not ANOTHER...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Jan 14, 2007 9:31 pm
Steve, I am convinced that the cavalry crossed behind Jackson at White's Ford. it may be confusing for some since there is a White's Ferry too, and of course...
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G E Mayers
gerry1952@...
Jan 14, 2007 7:35 pm
Stephen, Is it possible Fitz Lee could have divided his command to efficiently cross at both places? And, could it also be possible, the cavalry crossing where...
