Dear Larry, Thanks for the info; the Register application for the Sharpsburg village is also very interesting. I shall have to review that at more length. Any...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Feb 28, 2010 6:48 pm
Steve, Would that not also be the same as the dam for the old Antietam Iron Works? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian, either by birth,...
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s_recker
Feb 28, 2010 7:10 pm
No, the AIW dam is huge, but the Coffer Dam, or cofferdam (?) is much smaller. Good guess, though. Stephen...
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eighth_conn_inf
Feb 28, 2010 7:27 pm
GM A quick search shows a picture of the resort on page 21 of "Images of America, Washington County," by Rubin, ISBN 978-0738514185. You may see it on Amazon...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Feb 28, 2010 7:33 pm
Thanks! Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian, either by birth, marriage, adoption, or even on one's mother's side, is an introduction to any...
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eighth_conn_inf
Feb 28, 2010 8:03 pm
GM And if you use that link and change the last digits just before .pdf, you can see others such as the C&O Canal: ...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Feb 28, 2010 8:19 pm
Steve, I did read somewhere about the Creek having a coffer dam at one point which was subsequently taken out. Do not recall if it was before the battle or...
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s_recker
Feb 28, 2010 9:00 pm
The picture I have is ca. 1890. If you think of the cite please let me know. Thanks. Stephen...
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Ian Workman
workman_ian
Mar 1, 2010 8:49 am
The dam and original bridge works are still visible today. There were large Adena Hopewell camps here as well as large civil war camps above iron works. That...
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s_recker
Mar 1, 2010 12:21 pm
Ian, That's fascinating. I'll have to find out more about those Washington Arsenal bullets. That's great stuff. I was at the dam site the other day and saw the...
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jeffcowvplanning
jeffcowvplan...
Mar 2, 2010 7:17 pm
There are photos of Belinda Springs in the Washington County Historical Society photo files. About 6....some ruins..some not. Hope this helps. Steve...
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dickeyr46
Mar 3, 2010 12:51 pm
All, In case you're not aware, Lee and Barbara Barron in their booklet "The History of Sharpsburg Maryland" addressed Belinda Springs starting on page 49 and...
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jeffcowvplanning
jeffcowvplan...
Mar 11, 2010 6:26 am
Stephen.. I took another look at that photographer's wagon stereoview (Recher or Freaner...I forget). Anyway...I want to back track on what I said. Looking...
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s_recker
Mar 11, 2010 3:22 pm
Steve, Very interesting. That would make more sense. Phreaner took a few early photos of the battlefield (1867) but not enough to justify him having a...
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jeffcowvplanning
jeffcowvplan...
Mar 13, 2010 4:00 am
Stephen and Larry... The book is an Arcadia photo-history. So, don't expect deep analysis of the philosophical causes of the great battle of Hagerstown. But,...
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s_recker
Mar 15, 2010 9:23 am
That's great! Cna't wait to see the book. Yes, they have some great CDVs. I've organized many of the larger format photos, but those bags of family...
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128thpa@...
pa128th
Mar 31, 2010 6:54 pm
For those in the Philly area looking for something FREE to do the weekend of May 1-2, check out this website. The Neshaminy CW reenactment is in its 21st...
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Stephen
jeffcowvplan...
Apr 1, 2010 2:04 am
Waste Management? Interesting sponsor. Actually...I plan to be there...my first battle reenactment in 10 years....
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Apr 1, 2010 2:31 am
Steve, I will be there as part of the First Corps HQ. Feel free to stop by and say hello... Just look for Lt Col Fairfax. Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To...
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128thpa@...
pa128th
Apr 1, 2010 2:45 am
Great Stephen - stop by the information table at the crossroads run by the Delaware Valley CWRT and say hi! Paula ... From: "Stephen"...
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Stephen
jeffcowvplan...
Apr 2, 2010 8:34 pm
Hi Folks. I am interested in finding the burial site of James (or Henry) Madison Watkins, Co. D, 11th VA Cav. DOW, 7/6/63 in Hagerstown. Initially buried in...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Apr 5, 2010 3:20 pm
Does anyone have Steve Stotlmeyer's email address and/or phone? Thanks! Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian, either by birth, marriage,...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Apr 5, 2010 7:56 pm
It is indeed scarce Larry, and my copy is getting tattered. Ted A has copies in his place, and the next time we get together you can look at mine. Dr. Thomas...
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Michael
zouaveny9th
Apr 6, 2010 11:22 pm
Fellow Historians: While not specifically on Antietam, noted historian Ed Bearss will present a program on the 9th Corps' first serious victory, The Battle of...
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s_recker
Apr 18, 2010 10:12 am
I am looking for info on these guys. Bates has two fascinating pages on the Militia of 1862 but nothing specific on this regiment. I am researching a guy from...
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s_recker
Apr 18, 2010 3:42 pm
Thanks. Yeah, this is from Bates, which I have. Appreciate it, though. The Western MD Room was open last week when I stopped by. I'm hoping they have not...
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s_recker
Apr 18, 2010 5:24 pm
Today I found two unrelated references to a small monument at Locust Spring Hospital, otherwise known as Geeting or Crystal Spring Hospital. This would have...
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flagflop
Apr 19, 2010 1:13 pm
The 1961 Dowdey-Manarin edition of "The Wartime Papers of R.E. Lee," prints (p. 296) a message #290 from Gen. Lee to Pres. Davis indicated as a telegram,...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Apr 19, 2010 1:22 pm
Fascinating, have not heard of this before. John Schildt may know something, or Bill Rees the current owner. I was out there not long ago and went over the...
