Hi folks, I am posing a qustion that may be of interest to some of you. As many know, Jacob Cox seems to know a heckuva lot more about what is going on when...
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RoteBaron
RoteBaron@...
Jan 8, 2011 4:06 am
From: Tom Shay I just saw this statement from John Howard posted on SHAF site.... On December 31, I will be retiring from the National Park Service after 37...
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Thomas G. Clemens
eacarman
Jan 8, 2011 4:39 am
Tom, et al., I just returned from John's retirement dinner, and it was very well attended. Over 130 people were there, mostly from Antietam, but also many...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Jan 8, 2011 1:57 pm
On this date, one of the major military personages of "the Woah" has an important anniversary. In his post-War Memoir, titled "From Manassas to Appomattox",...
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RoteBaron@...
Jan 14, 2011 1:45 pm
The Continuing Education and Community Services Division at Hagerstown Community College will offer a Civil War seminar on Saturday, March 26, from 8:30 a.m....
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eighth_conn_inf
Jan 14, 2011 9:03 pm
Does anyone have a copy of "Historical Magazine," May 1969? There is an article in it titled "General Pleasonton's Cavalry Division, in the Maryland Campaign,...
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Thomas G. Clemens
eacarman
Jan 15, 2011 3:41 am
By any chance do you mean Maryland Historical Magazine? Never heard of Historical Magazine. ________________________________ From:...
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eighth_conn_inf
Jan 15, 2011 2:43 pm
The cite is from Priest, "Before Antietam," pg. 416: Historical Magazine, "General Pleasonton's Cavalry Division in the Maryland Campaign, September 1862,"...
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Thomas G. Clemens
eacarman
Jan 15, 2011 8:12 pm
Sounds like MD Hist Mag, and I am not sure Western MD Room has back issues that far back. let me know ifthey don't I can get it on ILL. ...
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RoteBaron
RoteBaron@...
Jan 16, 2011 2:04 am
Larry, I believe I may have found the article that your requested. It is online within “Historical Magazine” and (best of all) it is free. As the article...
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Thomas G. Clemens
eacarman
Jan 16, 2011 4:11 am
Thanks Tom. Looks like a reprint of his OR report, sigh! ________________________________ From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com [TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com] on...
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eighth_conn_inf
Jan 16, 2011 2:24 pm
Tom, Great research, that must be the article! It appears to be basically the same as his OR report as Tom noted, vol. 19, pt. 1, 208 +, except his OR report...
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Stephen
jeffcowvplan...
Jan 17, 2011 8:41 pm
Does anyone know any dealers out there with some inventory of artifacts from the Hagerstown GAR post? I see stuff occasionally on Ebay and other locations,...
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Matt Reardon
mreardon1862
Jan 17, 2011 9:31 pm
Steve, According to Federal law when a GAR Post disbanded, all their items including relics, post records were supposed to be sent to the department...
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Harry
hjs212002
Jan 17, 2011 9:50 pm
Then you may want to have a look at this: ...
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Robert Moore
cenantua
Jan 17, 2011 10:09 pm
Oh, yes... I'd say that would count as GAR property... marking and all Robert Sr. Vice Cdr., Dept of Md., SUVCW ________________________________ From: Harry...
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Ian Workman
workman_ian
Jan 17, 2011 10:40 pm
I would be very weary about buying anything with the GAR tags. They are heavily faked and someone local has the emossing tool. All of these items are thought...
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Stephen
jeffcowvplan...
Jan 19, 2011 5:41 am
Ian and others... Thank you for the guidance on this issue. I will let the issue slide. A shame, as I was thinking about proposing a small exhibit in City...
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Ian Workman
workman_ian
Jan 19, 2011 6:41 pm
Steve, As long as there is money to be made there will always be someone willing to risk their integrity for a little bit of money. I was forwarded and email ...
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eighth_conn_inf
Jan 22, 2011 4:29 pm
Has any driven Limekiln Road which shortcuts today's Harpers Ferry Road from near Dargan north along the Potomac to the Antietam Bridge at the Furnace? I think...
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Thomas G. Clemens
eacarman
Jan 23, 2011 2:59 am
Larry, I just drove it last Sunday, parts of it are distinctly one lane, and yes, dirt. The road network there has changed since 1862 for sure. John Frye...
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Larry Freiheit
eighth_conn_inf
Jan 23, 2011 2:05 pm
Thanks for that update Tom--were you ona scouting mission for your vol. 2? Is it your belief that the escape columnused that road? I plan ondriving the ...
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Thomas G. Clemens
eacarman
Jan 23, 2011 8:49 pm
Larry, I haven't looked at it in so long I would be hard pressed to tell you off-hand. They certainly tangled with Confederate pickets somewhere near the...
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Jim Rosebrock
pointsalines
Jan 26, 2011 5:04 pm
I know we shouldn't be indulging in what ifs here but I was reading McClellan's Wartime Papers (Sears) and there are his letters/telegrams of September 6th...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Jan 26, 2011 8:42 pm
Larry; I think you will find Harsh's comments regarding that phase of the campaign in TATF to be of interest as bearing upon this counter-factual. Yr. Obt....
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Thomas G. Clemens
eacarman
Jan 27, 2011 12:59 am
For some reason I saw Gerry's comment, but not Larry's . I disagree with the concept of McClellan dallying about SO 191. He received it approx. 10 -11 in the...
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Harry
hjs212002
Jan 29, 2011 5:39 am
The National Tribune is online in image format. Read more: http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2011/01/29/national-tribune-online/ Harry [Non-text portions of...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Jan 29, 2011 12:54 pm
Gang, One of the esteemed members of this group put me onto the online link to the Carman Manuscript of the Sharpsburg battle itself. I do not recall off hand...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Jan 29, 2011 2:11 pm
Gang: Secondary follow up... I went to my bookmarked websites dealing with Antietam and came up this link: ...
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Harry
hjs212002
Feb 3, 2011 2:30 pm
Thanks to Jim Morgan for the heads up on Alphascript Publishing. What a concept! http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/sign-of-the-apocolypse/ Harry ...
