No one has mentioned Priest's book on the battle. The first Antietam book I read was Sears' book, somehow it left me with a very bad impression of the battle....
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
May 29, 2007 3:14 pm
James, Priest is good also, but a lot of what he writes or cites is just plain wrong.... There are many instances of his citations being wrong or incorrect. He...
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Phen62
May 30, 2007 2:18 am
Having read Sears, as much as Priet as I could wade through, and Harsh, I favor Harsh. I think if you are going to read Harsh it is helpful to Read Confederate...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
May 30, 2007 3:01 am
Dear Stephen, Your point about Harsh is definitely well taken. However, Sears' maps are not as good as those in Murfin's Gleam of Bayonets. Yr. Obt. Svt. G E...
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T. R. Livesey
westwood_ent...
May 30, 2007 4:42 pm
I agree with Gerry: Murfin's maps are better than Sears'. Priest's maps are better than Sears'. The Carman-Cope "Atlas of the battlefield of Antietam", of...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
May 30, 2007 4:46 pm
Dear Todd, IIRC Murfin used the Cope maps for his book.... Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian, either by birth, marriage, adoption, or even on...
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T. R. Livesey
westwood_ent...
May 30, 2007 5:42 pm
Gerry, In Murfin's introduction, he states that the maps are the work of James D. Bowlby, the result of 10 years of field surveys, a revision of the Cope maps....
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
May 30, 2007 5:48 pm
Thanks Todd. BTW the Trailhead Graphics map of Antietam is simply superb... but unfortunately not possible to put in a book. Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers ...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
May 30, 2007 6:36 pm
TR, I couldn't agree more! The P&H map is the base map of the Carman/Cope maps, but they do indeed leave out the elevation markings. Great if you want to...
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James W. Durney
james2044
May 31, 2007 12:14 am
... example, ... appreciate ... think ... more ... I think Anitetam cannot be understood w/o elevation markings. My first chance to walk the battlefield was a...
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T. R. Livesey
westwood_ent...
May 31, 2007 1:26 am
Murfin's maps also suffer somewhat from the problem that there is no image of the whole battlefield, making orientation difficult. Since I owned a copy of the...
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Stephen Recker
s_recker
Jun 1, 2007 5:43 pm
Anyone know anything about this fellow? Thanks. Stephen Recker...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Jun 1, 2007 5:53 pm
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...
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Stephen Recker
s_recker
Jun 1, 2007 10:37 pm
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...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Jun 2, 2007 12:10 pm
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....
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Jun 2, 2007 12:28 pm
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....
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Jun 11, 2007 1:33 am
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...
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128thpa@...
pa128th
Jun 11, 2007 3:00 am
<<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...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Jun 11, 2007 10:35 am
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...
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Bill and Glenna Jo Ch...
gwjchris
Jun 11, 2007 1:52 pm
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...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Jun 11, 2007 1:57 pm
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...
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richard@...
richcro1862
Jun 11, 2007 2:23 pm
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...
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Adam Zimmerli
gtmcftsotcwgrad
Jun 11, 2007 5:29 pm
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...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Jun 11, 2007 5:33 pm
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...
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Stephen Recker
s_recker
Jun 11, 2007 10:28 pm
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...
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robert blama
rblama
Jun 11, 2007 11:16 pm
great letter makes you feel part of the story ... From: "G E Mayers" <gerry1952@...> To: "Talk Antietam" <TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday,...
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joseph_pierro
Jun 24, 2007 1:48 am
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...
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joseph_pierro
Jun 24, 2007 2:06 am
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...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Jun 25, 2007 2:40 am
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...
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Joseph Pierro
joseph_pierro
Jun 25, 2007 3:37 am
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...
