Hi, While doing some research on Antietam I've found that the commonly accepted orbats seem wrong, based on the orbats implemented a week later (Confederate,...
"Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Tour to visit Antietam National Battlefield" Superintendent J.W. Howard announced that “Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in...
Tom C, Since Carman was the official unofficial historian of the battle, what OOB does he have for the ANVa at Sharpsburg? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To...
I was recently forwarded a review of the above mentioned book, and I was wondering if anyone was interested in me posting it for the group? The review was...
A summary of what is known: 1. Lee organised his army initially as 3 Corps (I'm going to use that term to disambiguate, despite it's technical incorrectness)...
Teej, If it is not too much trouble, this would be of great help. Can you please also include the page numbers and complete info about the book so I can cite...
Would anyone have this book? Apparently it has some good info on pages 83-85 about Confederate cavalry being fired on by civilians as the rebs retreated...
Gang, Can anyone tell me quickly what the CS Army would have used as a flag to identify a hospital? IIRC the Union Armies used a yellow flag with a green H in...
Anyone have this newspaper or a copy of it? It contains an article by William M. Pickerill about the Quebec School House fight on Sept. 13, 1862. Reese quotes...
The Martinsburg Journal website is conducting an opinion poll re. the legislation for the site of the Battle of Shepherdstown. You can access the poll at:...
For Immediate Release – January 24, 2009 Shepherdstown, West Virginia For more information, contact: Edward E. Dunleavy President, Shepherdstown Battlefield...
From NPS website: On February 12, Antietam National Battlefield will commemorate the bicentennial of President Abraham Lincoln’s birth with two talks on...
Gang, Anyone know the names of the two daughters of Henry Piper who served wine to Generals D H Hill and Longstreet at their house on the evening of either 15...
For Immediate Release – January 12, 2009 Shepherdstown, Morgantown, West Virginia For more information, contact: Edward E. Dunleavy President, Shepherdstown...
Folks, Here is an update to the Study group, and reminder that if you are interested, please make your reservations early. Here is a link to the Study group...
Mine too. I have a really great series of National tribune articles on Chickamauga that are priceless for examining how memory changes over time. I have 2-3...
Dear Tom, LOL! I appreciate your looking but when I read that account on pg. 198 of Priest's book about Lee galloping to Cooke, it immediately set off alarum...
Gang, Was Moxley Sorrel's wounding at Sharpsburg, when he went to speak to the commander of the 27th ARK (IIRC) on Longstreet's behalf, "before" or "after" the...
Antietam NPS has finally posted the news on their website: Civil War Grave Discovered at Antietam In early December, Antietam National Battlefield staff and...
Hello all! I contacted Andy Waskie who was involved in getting the new marker for Gen Hoffman: Here is what he wrote me back. Re: Bvt. Brig. Gen J....
One Antietam-related name that often varies in the spelling is J. William Hoffman (Brevet Brigadier General). His tombstone has "Hoffman", yet I see it often...
To our esteemed members: While reading the relevant chapters in John Michael Priest's book Antietam: The Soldiers' Battle (Oxford University Press paperback ...
From: Antietam NPS News Date: December 31, 2008 East Woods reforestation planting will begin on the weekend of March 14 and extend to the first week in May....
FROM: Antietam NPS News DATE: December 31, 2008 On June 4, 2008, an early summer storm ripped through the battlefield. In addition to over 100 trees being...
The WASHINGTON POST provided this article: A visitor who was walking the battlefield in mid-October,strayed off the Corn Field Trail and saw some bones on the...
Gang, Can anyone tell me who was Harvey Hill's AAG/Chief of Staff during the 1862 Maryland Campaign? Also, was not someone on Hill's staff wounded during the...
Guys -- if I may for once be so bold... If anyone got a Kindle for Christmas (I know you're ALL huge Oprah fans), "To Make Men Free" has been made available by...
All, Did T J Goree write a memoir after the war? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian, either by birth, marriage, adoption, or even on one's...
Gang, Can anyone tell me the proper ranks during the Maryland Campaign for T J Goree and Thomas Walton of Longstreet's staff? Thanks! Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry"...
