Sept. 17th, 2012, is on Monday. Are the NPS/SHAF/Sharpsburg activities going to be held primarily on that weekend, the 15th-16th, with related activities on...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Jul 31, 2011 2:53 pm
Larry; As a reenactor and living historian, I would have to say YES! I think the head of the Southern Division is Chris Anders....who coordinated the very ...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Jul 31, 2011 2:56 pm
Thanks Tom! Dave McGowan shared some photos taken in the early 20th or very late 19th century which gave me an idea of overall width of road. I would imagine...
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troyacool@...
troyacool
Jul 31, 2011 4:05 pm
Larry, I am negotiating a preservation walk from Harper's Ferry to Antietam with the parks. HF is commemorating the surrender that weekend and the walk would...
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Larry Freiheit
eighth_conn_inf
Jul 31, 2011 4:14 pm
Troy, Â A great idea. Would this be a one-day walk from HF to Antietam on either the 15th or 16th? Perhaps it would be interesting, but not logistically easy,...
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troyacool@...
troyacool
Jul 31, 2011 4:30 pm
Larry, There would be a program at HF Sat the 15th, then the plan for the walk would be to leave HF 7:30 am and follow the most common route up to...
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Thomas G. Clemens
eacarman
Jul 31, 2011 9:46 pm
Yes, much wider. SHAF looked into paying to restore a portion of the road to its original look, narrow, with fences on immediate shoulders of the road, but it...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Jul 31, 2011 9:55 pm
Tom; Good info. The famous photo by Gardner of Starke's Louisiana boys lying dead behind one side of the pike fences does show how strong they were. Yr. Obt....
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eighth_conn_inf
Aug 4, 2011 1:54 pm
Gerry, I see that Carlisle's Army Heritage Trail recreated part of the CW Hagerstown Turnpike among other things: ...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Aug 4, 2011 8:45 pm
Interesting! Maybe some others on the board have been there and can comment further? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian, either by birth,...
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Jim Rosebrock
pointsalines
Aug 6, 2011 11:24 am
Everyone Antietam National Battlefield has replaced the old "Lincoln's Antietam Visit" with an up to date 30-minute version of the battlefield overview similar...
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cowie_steve
Aug 7, 2011 2:37 pm
Hello, Forum. I came across an article written in 1893 about a wounded soldier from the 28th Ohio who was allegedly assisted by Governor Curtin near the...
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troyacool@...
troyacool
Aug 10, 2011 7:11 pm
On Sunday evening the 21st of August we'll be having an Open House and picnic at the Crystal Springs Farm outside of Keedysville. As many of you already know...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Aug 10, 2011 11:29 pm
Troy, Ach! If it rains it pours! I will be at Cordorus State Park near Hanover, Pa that weekend for a CW weekend event.... wish I could make it. Yr. Obt. Svt. ...
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edunleavy921
Aug 13, 2011 1:35 pm
To commemorate the 149th Anniversary of the 1862 Battle of Shepherdstown, the Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association Inc. (SBPA) is sponsoring a...
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Corey MacLeod
corey.macleod
Aug 15, 2011 1:24 pm
LinkedIn ... I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Corey Corey MacLeod Security and Investigations Professional Greenville, South...
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eighth_conn_inf
Aug 15, 2011 2:50 pm
My wife and I signed up but she is now working this Sunday so I have a ticket available. Bus leaves from DC. Anyone interested PM me for info:...
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Troy Cool
troyacool
Aug 15, 2011 5:03 pm
Could anyone point me in the direction of finding a copy of the Bowie map or any survey of the burial sites around the Battlefield, specifically Keedysville? ...
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Thomas G. Clemens
eacarman
Aug 16, 2011 1:01 am
Do you mean the bodies buried across the road from your house? I think they were moved in 1867. ________________________________ From:...
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James Buchanan
jbuchanan52
Aug 16, 2011 1:14 am
Here you go Troy... http://www.whilbr.org/confederateSoldiers/index.aspx...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Aug 16, 2011 1:32 am
Wow! This website is a great resource above and beyond the Bowie List... I will have to bookmark it... Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian,...
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Ian Workman
workman_ian
Aug 16, 2011 2:08 am
I would be interested in knowing if he mentions McCoy's Ferry or Cherry Run in his tour. Let me know how that goes. That sounds like fun! Ian Workman On Mon,...
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Larry Freiheit
eighth_conn_inf
Aug 16, 2011 11:18 am
Ian, Will do. Larry From: Ian Workman <cwdigger@...> To: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 10:08 PM Subject: Re: [TalkAntietam]...
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Dave
akula77
Aug 16, 2011 8:52 pm
Hi Everyone: Well, for the first time we're going to Sharpsburg for the anniversary. There is a lot going on, though, and I'm trying to gather all the...
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eighth_conn_inf
Aug 20, 2011 1:43 pm
Dave, You may wish to stop in the Newcomer House and then walk the new Tidball Trail which starts there. Larry...
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eighth_conn_inf
Aug 22, 2011 12:18 pm
Anyone have this book: "Stuart's Tarheels: James B. Gordon and His North Carolina Cavalry in the Civil War" By Chris J. Hartley? If so, is there good detail...
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RoteBaron
RoteBaron@...
Aug 27, 2011 1:58 am
The 2011 Antietam National Battle Anniversary Weekend will be held Friday, September 16 through Sunday, September 18. Highlights include: two, all day ranger...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Sep 17, 2011 3:17 am
One-hundred-forty-nine years ago.... 1. Soldiers of the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia settled down for as much sleep as possible,...
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128thpa@...
pa128th
Sep 17, 2011 3:28 am
Thanks for the reminder Gerry . Paula ... From: "G E Mayers" <gerry1952@...> To: "TalkAntietam Group" <TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday,...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Sep 17, 2011 3:32 am
Anytime! Also tomorrow is a closer anniversary of WW2 Operation Market Garden..... Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers A Yankee by Birth but a Rebel by Choice! ...
