Hi Guys! One last thread to figure out. On the morning of the 18th (no typo), Morell's division was sent in support of 9th Corps with specific instructions to...
Hi Gerry, it's not a secret, the Knoll is located where the 12th Pa Cav monument is on Mansfield Ave.  Years ago a group of us went looking for it...
Why would Carman make mention of a bridge in W. Va? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian, either by birth, marriage, adoption, or even on one's...
Been following the comments on how taxes were collected in the 19th century. Basically as follows: At the end of the nineteenth century, federal taxes only...
Gang, While reading the Carman MS for the Sunken Road fight, I noticed his mention of Captain M B Miller (Third Company, Washington Artillery) having some...
I just want to take the belated opportunity to congratulate Tom Clemens. I learned only yesterday that the first volume of HIS edition of the Carman manuscript...
I noticed in one of Tom's recent posts that he was at the NYPL, going through the Carman papers there. As Tom is no doubt discovering, that collection is very...
Last installment of my Springfield trip: http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2010/01/02/springfield-il-part-vi-%e2%80%93-lincoln-tomb-and-miscellaneous-statuary/...
I have a couple dozen duplicate older Civil War History Journals. I would like to trade for a few issues I still need to complete my collection: volumes 49,...
I just read that Tom Clemens 624 page book will be out this summer, congratulations! It is now listed on Amazon.com. Looks like I will have to replace my two...
With the new Sherlock Holmes movie coming out I thought I would point out an interesting connection between the detective and the battle of Antietam. Sir...
Tom... Could you contact me off line please? I don't have your current email. I want to ask you a question about your research on Col. Wm. Fitzhugh (Mex....
Happy Thanksgiving to all on this day to reflect on our blessings and as we gather with family and friends. Let us also remember those men and women of our...
i am from connecticut, you mean ct, actually had a regiment in the civil war? i didnt think they did anything since benedict arnold who was born and raised in...
Group: Having researched the 9th NY very heavily the monument placement is simple in the details. The spot where the 9th's marker is where they suffered the...
hello new to the group, i am someone who likes history, especially the civil war and wanted to chat with anyone about antietam, my question is how many...
An email correspondent has asked for help in identify an iron plaque she's just bought. She heard it might have been attached to houses that survived the War....
Gang, In reading the Carman MS description of the Battle of Sharpsburg (link: http://kperlotto3.home.comcast.net/~kperlotto3/carman/carman.html) lists three...
Dear Tom, Was the Cox's Farm Road expedition a viable one? Did Harsh ever indicate to you his thoughts on it? Apparently Stuart must have communicated...
Gang, While reading the copy of the Carman MS dealing with the battle itself, particularly the Sunken Road, I noticed the following information: Referring to...
Gang, Any one recall whether there is a fee or is it a donation requested....for the Antietam Memorial Illumination? If a donation requested, how much is the...
I've been following the recent exchanges concerning Anderson and McLaws with interest. In the approach march to Harper's Ferry, McLaws followed the Pleasant...
All; Which Newcomer was it that had the small farm where the Piper Farm Lane/Sunken Road joined up with the Boonsboro - Keedysville Road? The Trailhead...
National Geographic's new "Atlas of the Civil War" (ISBN: 978-1-4262-0347-3/0348-0; Neil Kagan, ed.), has several beautifully drawn or reproduced maps in...
Photo essay on the Lincoln Home National Historic Site http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/springfield-il-part-ii-lincoln-home/ Harry [Non-text...
Other than I am working on the maps, still need to review the proofs and a myriad of other details, no. And I did not write the promo paragraph and only hope...
I forgot to add that I tinker with a stereo camera and have taken about 20 modern stereoviews of the Antietam area. I do them in B&W and mount them in frames...
Hello to all.... I guess I'm the new kid in town so I thought I would just check in. The 1862 Maryland Campaign is without a doubt my favorite area of...
