The fall 1995 Blue & Gray Magazine has a picture of this monument, page 64, and some accompanying text: "The fragile memorial did not last, but it is uncertain...
... As an aside ..Im writng a booklet on the destruction of Iverson s Brigade at Gburg. Of course the 90th PA was part of the crew that was responsible for...
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David Lutton
dunkerch@...
Dec 23, 2001 12:21 am
One of the members of our CW Roundtable told me that some ground has recently been purchased along Reno Monument Road by a local group. Does anyone out there...
Dave, Tom Clemens might have the answer, but IIRC, the road along which the Reno Monument (the ground right around the Reno Monument is the only NPS property...
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Tom Clemens
clemens@...
Dec 23, 2001 4:32 am
Yes Gerry, that is correct. Of course during the war it was known as the Old Sharpsburg Road. It is not NPS property, except the ground around the monument...
I just wanted to wish you all a very merry christmas and and a happy and prosperous new year. It is a pleasure to know you all Merry Christmas Granville...
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Pa128th@...
Dec 23, 2001 1:17 pm
In a message dated 12/22/01 11:12:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... If you like, I can get you in touch with Jim Durkin, who has recently written a regimental...
I had recently mentioned the Gleisen brothers. Finally I found time to review my video of Keith Snyder's tour in which he mentions them. Here is the story: ...
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David Lutton
dunkerch@...
Dec 24, 2001 10:58 pm
I talked to Ron the member who was telling me about the land purchase and he said that 5.5 acres were bought on Reno Road below the site of Fox's Gap battle....
David, Without further details, I would hazard a guess that it is the ground occupied by Cook's 8th Mass. Bty., Durell's (E, Pa. Lt.) and/or Clark's (E, 4th...
From Hagerstown Herald-Mail (December 20, 2001)..... BATTLE OF ANTIETAM ENCORE IS IN THE WORKS Those people who told Frank Artz they wished they had seen the...
As editor of The Watchdog, I just mailed one of our annual preservation donations to the CMHL on behalf of our staff and subscribers. The latest CMHL...
Bill; Would you also put George Brigham in touch with me as respects information on South Mountain for my book manuscript? Thank you in advance. Your humble...
Group, Would anyone be wiling to say whether Maryland was a no man's land when it came to political sentiments? I have often wondered whether, if Lincoln had...
From Hagerstown Herald-Mail (December 27, 2001)... ANTIETAM DEATH TOLL REMAINS A MYSTERY As difficult as it's been to determine how many people died in the...
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Rawlings, Kevin
kevin.rawlings@...
Dec 27, 2001 6:43 pm
Bill, Sadly I must inform you that George Brigham and CHML are no longer synonomous due to politics and personal attacks of a very vicious nature. My own...
Kevin; I am at a loss to understand why such a respected group could lose its identity and mission. But, I suppose that is one of the dangers of bringing in an...
Hello Guys I just joined this group today, as I got an email from Ray, and I noticed this passage in the article, "At Antietam, the number of deaths was...
Andy: There were partial remains of four soldiers belonging to the Irish Brigade found interred about 200 yards from the Observation Tower near the Sunken Road...
Hello Group I was wondering, if someone went to Antietam today, what is different between the battlefield appearance as seen today, as compared to the time of...
Thank you for your response. Andy ... Antietam is widely acknowledged for being in a pristine state and most of it differs very little from 1862. I'm sure...
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Tom Clemens
clemens@...
Dec 27, 2001 9:23 pm
Tom Shay is correct, it is the best preserved in the area, and SHAF has had a small role in that. Physically, it is more wooded in many places, and less...
... Kevin, I am disappointed to here of this. I did send a reduced check ($100) CHML and, fortunately, a bigger check ($400) to SHAF on behalf of the Watchdog...
Here is my quick list of differences: - West Woods cut, about about 30% replanted about 5 years ago (will be great in about 30 years) - East Woods greatly cut...
WOW. Thank you very much for your help. Andy ... Here is my quick list of differences: - West Woods cut, about about 30% replanted about 5 years ago (will be...
If y'all are planning to get a room in Hagerstown for the Antietam re-enactment weekend (Sept 13-15,2002), I suggest you do it now. I just reserved the last...
Tom; What hotel was just filled up? Was it the Four Points or the Comfort Suites? Bette is planning to possibly spend the weekend while I am at the reenactment...
