Yes, in the East Woods. We started there last Spring and they will do more now that Fall is here. ... I'd be more than happy to attend. Will there be any...
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ScottH
antietamcoll...
Oct 9, 2009 8:39 pm
I'd be more than happy to attend. Will there be any more tree replanting this year?...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Oct 6, 2009 3:49 pm
It would be great to have you at the Work Day. The NPS can be very cautious about machines & volunteers for safety/liability issues, but it never hurts to...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Oct 6, 2009 11:25 am
Gang, A few September 17th questions..... 1. Harsh, in TATF, mentions that on the very early morning of September 17th, McLaws finds Longstreet and some of his...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Oct 5, 2009 3:31 pm
See this news story. It's all the detail I have right now. http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/breaking-news-ftc-ruling-affect s-bloggers/ Harry ...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Oct 4, 2009 5:45 pm
Gang, In Taken at the Flood, pg. 342, Harsh mentions a letter which Lee writes to Davis about the progress of the Maryland campaign from September 12 through...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Oct 4, 2009 4:52 pm
Yes, I linked to JD's blog post at the bottom of the article, as well as one written by Brian Downey. I know Craig Swain was with Brian, but it doesn't look...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Oct 4, 2009 1:31 pm
Great blog Harry! Sorry to hear your knee is giving you trouble! JD also has a great one as well about his Antietam/Sharpsburg visit! Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry"...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Oct 4, 2009 1:21 pm
Dear Tom, Thanks for that bit of terrain information! I think Joe Harsh has G B Anderson totally misplaced in his maps in TATF. Think he also got "Tige"...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Oct 4, 2009 1:01 pm
G.B. Anderson's brigade was astride the Boonsboro Pike in the low ground between the ridge facing the bridge and Cemetery hill. He had skirmishers out on the...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Oct 4, 2009 5:24 am
Photo essay on Bloody Lane trail. http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/antietams-bloody-lane-trail/ Harry [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Oct 4, 2009 1:25 am
Larry; What do the maps in the Armstrong's book about the Second Corps show for earlier in the Sunken Road action? Especially positions of the regiments in G B...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Sep 28, 2009 12:18 am
Nor do I. Thanks for the offer, we'll do it. Reminder for all about SHAF Work Day on Nov. 14 from 9 until ??? Meet at the Visitor's Center Parking lot and...
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eighth_conn_inf
Sep 27, 2009 7:22 pm
I was on the 3:30 tour with Tom McGrath and we seemed not to be on the smooth part I remember from last year. His description of the battle was excellent...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Sep 24, 2009 1:54 pm
Hi Ron, Great to see you again, and to meet your brother. I think we went in lower down last year because we came upstream to where we crossed, but came out,...
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dickeyr46
Sep 24, 2009 1:27 pm
Tom, Ed, and Carol, Thanks to all who made Saturday's crossing of the Potomac, battlefield tour, and follow-up social such a great success... hopefully to...
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RoteBaron@...
Sep 24, 2009 12:15 pm
Two new Podcasts are available. A new Antietam podcast, the third in a series featuring that battlefield, explores the final Union assault Sept. 17, 1862, and...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Sep 23, 2009 2:48 am
I think it will Dave, and thanks for coming. Sorry I missed you and thanks for the kind words. Thomas G. Clemens D.A. Professor of History Hagerstown...
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david lutton
dplutton
Sep 23, 2009 12:55 am
Jim, I totally agree. I think a great time was had by all. I hope this tour will become an annual event, and perhaps by next year we will have some positive...
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Jim Rosebrock
pointsalines
Sep 22, 2009 3:02 am
Non the less great fun Tom. Thanks for leading us around yesterday. Regards Tom ________________________________ From: Thomas Clemens...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Sep 22, 2009 2:21 am
I don't think we were at the right place either, although I'd swear we went in opposite the place where we came out last year. I'll need to do better recon...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Sep 22, 2009 12:15 am
I was on the 2:30 tour, and I'm pretty sure we were not on the smooth ford described from last years tour. I could be wrong, though. Harry ... From: david...
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david lutton
dplutton
Sep 21, 2009 11:51 pm
I was on the 3:30 crossing this Saturday and was wondering if the 2:30 tour had any problems in finding the actual ford. I remember last year after a little...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Sep 20, 2009 4:41 pm
Just reading this now. Thanks for coming, it was great to have you along. Thomas G. Clemens D.A. Professor of History Hagerstown Community College ... Looking...
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Dean Essig
dean_essig
Sep 19, 2009 5:25 am
Tom, We got 10.9 from the where the Hill route hits US 340 to the stop sign where Trough Road hits River Road at the Ford. Your 14 sounds about right once you...
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Jim Rosebrock
pointsalines
Sep 19, 2009 4:18 am
Looking forward to the tour tomorrow. Will see you at the 2:30 trek Regards Jim ________________________________ From: Thomas Clemens...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Sep 19, 2009 2:12 am
The 2:30 tour. Just talked to Tom McGrath tonight, he is looking forward to the tour too. Joe Harsh and I could never figure out the 17 mile story. I think...
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eighth_conn_inf
Sep 18, 2009 8:17 pm
Thanks Tom for that reminder! Here is the correction: "Lt. Col. Edward Porter Alexander, Chief of Ordnance for the Army of Northern Virginia...." My HF escape...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Sep 18, 2009 6:32 pm
Larry, Great posts lately, just one minor point. Alexander was an Ordnance officer at this time, not yet commanding any artillery. Tom ... As Dean states and...
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wh_keene
Sep 18, 2009 2:07 am
... On the 10th Franklin marched to Barnesville (SE of Sugarloaf) and then on the 12th he marched to Urbana (NE of Sugarloaf). In between he sent a brigade to...
