Stephen, What other information do you have about his unit? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian, either by birth, marriage, adoption, or even on...
I seem to remember hearing/reading somewhere that Stonewall Jackson, some time around the morning of September 15th, wrote Lee from Harper's Ferry that, "I...
Steve, 1st lt. James E. March mustered in with te regiment, mustered out 10/27/1864 on expiration of service, was "recommissioned from civil life" 12/1/1864....
Steve, The only message recorded as sent by Jackson to Lee on the 15th was the announcement of the surrender of HF. In that message, OR, Vol. 19, pt. 1, p....
Gang, Thanks to Teej Smith who kindly transcribed a copy of a letter written by Captain William T. Marsh, Company H, Fourth Regiment Infantry, North Carolina...
<<Will you make a bargain with me to tell me your love secrets in return for my own or would I be an unfair one. You are so young and I so far advanced in...
Dear Paula, Thanks for the comments. As to Captain Marsh's notations about being in the autumn of life and his female cousin being so young, from the manner in...
Gerry, Some times "cousin" was used as a greeting in letters to a distant relative or even a friend--perhaps a close one. I found the following information...
Dear Bill, Thanks for the info. What does Co S mean for E S Marsh? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian, either by birth, marriage, adoption, or...
Wow Gerry and T -- Thank you for that! These are the things that make history real! ... From: G E Mayers To: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June...
Just curious... How many people are going to be on this year's seminar? I hear that Tom Clemens is doing the Antietam tour, and I'm going to be there. Anyone...
No idea! Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian, either by birth, marriage, adoption, or even on one's mother's side, is an introduction to any...
John M. Coski Dr. Michael Birdwell Dr. Thomas Clemens Cr. William Blair Dr. Roger Davidson Kevin M. Levin Dr. G. Kurt Piehler Dr. Mark Snell The web site for...
great letter makes you feel part of the story ... From: "G E Mayers" <gerry1952@...> To: "Talk Antietam" <TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday,...
Having just joined the group, I realize I'm coming into this discussion a tad late (so please forgive). For anyone interested in a broad study of the entire...
Dear Adam (and Gerry): There seems to be a little confusion about this book. It is not a study ABOUT Carman or his work (a biography of Carman was written soem...
Dear Joseph, I think I understand now what you meant in your previous email to which I responded. Carman was the unofficial official Historian of the Battle of...
Dear Gerry: Please call me Jake. All my friends do. My apologies if i misquoted your earlier statement. As I read the post, someone made reference to the...
I just spoke to a buddy of mine that is planning on going to the huge Antietam Conference at the end of this month. He was holding back because he wasn't sure...
Hello folks. Quick question.... The other day, I took my daughter in her stroller up to Fox's Gap. I began walking up the one-lane road toward lambs...
Steve; I can not answer your question re Crampton's Gap and Lamb's Knoll Road, but IIRC the road does not go all the way towards Crampton's Gap. Yr. Obt. Svt. ...
Steve: In my experience, the owners are good about letting folks walk the property. As you noted, however, it's a one lane road (hence their ban on cars; they...
Steve, It is an FAA site and the fellow who used to run it is an 8th Ohio Inf. nut, a good fellow. They don't mind walkers, but vehicles are a problem. If...
Hello, Everyone. I'm new to the forum and am trying to locate a detailed battlefield map for the morning after the battle, on 9/18 -- something that would...
Dear Steve, I do not know personally that such a map does exist. However, when you take into consideration that the Confederate battle lines had really only...
I've never seen a detailed map for the 18th. Closest I've ever seen are one or two 19th century maps of 9/18 with the battle line for each army drawn upon it,...
The only thing I have seen are the two plates in the OR Atlas, XXVIII-1 and XXIX-2 that show lines, but no details, on the night of the 17th. Thomas G. Clemens...
Thank you all for taking the time to respond. I'll research the OR Atlas plates and Library of Congress maps, and will also take a second look at my...
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