For those in the Philadelphia area. Personal effects of Generals Reynolds, Hancock, McClellan, and Meade (including Old Baldy's head) are on display at the...
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eighth_conn_inf
Dec 6, 2007 1:11 pm
Tom Clemens, Any updates on the Sat. planting? At my home we have about 4+ inches of snow and the temp early this morning was 12 degrees with a refreshing ...
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Scott Hann
antietamcoll...
Dec 6, 2007 2:11 pm
Please keep us up to date. I have a 3 1/2 hour drive. Scott ... From: eighth_conn_inf Date: 12/6/2007 8:11:57 AM To: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Dec 6, 2007 2:31 pm
I spoke with Michelle a few minutes ago. She says as of now, yes, we're still on. She is hoping for some melting to occur, more likely tomorrow than today....
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edunleavy921
Dec 6, 2007 10:03 pm
A $50 a plate dinner and book signing celebrating the publication of Shepherdstown: Last Clash of the Antietam Campaign - September 19-20, 1862 is being...
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Scott Hann
antietamcoll...
Dec 7, 2007 8:30 pm
Is the tree planting still on for tomorrow? I just checked the Weather Channel's website and they've increased the likelihood of rain for tomorrow to 50%....
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Dec 7, 2007 8:56 pm
Scott, Keep in mind that this is an NPS event. You might try giving the park a call. Harry ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com...
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Scott Hann
antietamcoll...
Dec 7, 2007 10:07 pm
Thanks Harry. ... From: Harry Smeltzer Date: 12/7/2007 3:56:52 PM To: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [TalkAntietam] Re: Saturday Tree Planting ...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Dec 8, 2007 12:08 am
I have not heard anything to the contrary so far. I too have some concerns about the weather, but if you decide to come down and we're skunked out give me a...
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Scott Hann
antietamcoll...
Dec 8, 2007 12:18 am
Thanks Tom. I'm anxious to participate. ... From: Thomas Clemens Date: 12/7/2007 7:09:00 PM To: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [TalkAntietam] Re:...
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RoteBaron@...
Dec 12, 2007 4:35 pm
From today's Hagerstown-Mail: The Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau has produced a new brochure called "Bridges of Washington County...
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T.R.Livesey
westwood_ent...
Dec 13, 2007 3:43 am
Tom, Sounds like a great resource. Here is an on-line version of a wonderful historic book from 1910 "The Antietam and its Bridges" ...
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RoteBaron@...
Dec 13, 2007 12:53 pm
To order the free brochure, call the Visitors' Bureau at 888-257-2600. Tom Shay ... From: T.R.Livesey <tlivesey@...> Tom, Sounds like a...
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edunleavy921
Dec 13, 2007 2:34 pm
The Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association Inc.(SBPA)is proud to sponsor two book signing events for Author and Historian, Thomas A. McGrath....
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RoteBaron@...
Dec 14, 2007 5:05 pm
Photos of the National Park Themed White House 2007 Christmas Tree Ornaments are posted online. To view the Antietam ornament, go to: ...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Dec 14, 2007 8:00 pm
See Mannie Gentile's blog for the backstory on the ornament. http://volunteersinparks.blogspot.com/2007/12/lunch-at-white-house.html Harry ... From:...
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eighth_conn_inf
Dec 18, 2007 12:47 am
A question has come up about any maps showing the actions on this date re McLaws on Maryland Heights perhaps to the regimental level and below. I haven't found...
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eighth_conn_inf
Dec 18, 2007 12:50 am
Jake, Could you contact me with a PM at killsour@... with a question re your pub date moved to January 2008? Thank you, Larry Freiheit ... maps ... of ...
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Joseph Pierro
joseph_pierro
Dec 18, 2007 2:51 am
Larry: There's a map showing the regiments of the Union first line in Wayne Mahood, "Written in Blood": A History of the 126th New York Infantry in the Civil...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Dec 18, 2007 3:30 am
Larry, I think there are regimental level maps in Chester Hearn's book on Harper's Ferry. Harry ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Dec 18, 2007 3:44 am
There are regimental-level maps in Blue & Gray's Stonewall Attacks! issue dealing with the siege & capture of Harpers Ferry. It was written by Dennis Frye....
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eighth_conn_inf
Dec 18, 2007 11:57 am
Tom, Harry, and Jake, Many thanks for these suggestions! I think I may have the B&G but unlikely the other two in my library. Too bad the LoC CC does not have...
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eighth_conn_inf
Dec 19, 2007 2:19 am
My guess is that Stuart and his cavalry were not on Maryland Heights but rather with McLaws as I'm sure Carman details. I will have to dig out the details of...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Dec 19, 2007 2:52 am
Actually, IIRC, Stuart was all over South Mountain on September 14th....he was, for a time, up at Fox's Gap but then left...one of the reasons D H Hill had...
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eighth_conn_inf
Dec 19, 2007 12:38 pm
I think after he rode south from Turner's and posted some troopers at Fox's he went to Crampton's Gap leaving more men--but not enough, then to McLaws. I'm not...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Dec 19, 2007 5:17 pm
After leaving Crampton's Gap Stuart rode south to where he thought the real fighting would be, Weaverton Cliffs. Like everywhere else that day, he was wrong....
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Dec 19, 2007 5:39 pm
I think Stuart screwed the pooch in this campaign, and the only thing that saved his rep was some good fighting on the 17th - which he promptly offset by...
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eighth_conn_inf
Dec 19, 2007 7:39 pm
Firing a gun then and before that on the Peninsula then after that at ECF certainly announced his presence to the Federals on all three occasions to the...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Dec 19, 2007 7:59 pm
I'd say that's damning him with slight praise. And even so, ultimately the AotP had a better idea of the proximity of the AoNV than vice versa. Harry ... From:...
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eighth_conn_inf
Dec 19, 2007 9:11 pm
I agree that neither side's cavalry did a great job scouting but I'm going to have to do more research with Carman and other sources as I work on my next...
