Hello, everyone! I am pretty new to the group and a "lurker," but a long-time Civil war buff. Is anyone going to visit the battlefield or the nearby...
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G E Mayers
nj1999rebel
Sep 10, 2012 4:26 pm
Thanks, Steve! It is also possible the cave was a little bit larger 150 years ago... I will pass the information along to my friend. Gerry ... From:...
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RoteBaron@...
Sep 10, 2012 6:39 pm
I'll be at Antietam two of the three days (Sat, Sun, Mon), just not sure which ones yet! Weather will affect my choices. Definitely want to join up with Ed...
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Matthew Reardon
mreardon1862
Sep 10, 2012 7:03 pm
I'll be there with my reenactment group portraying the 51st PA down near Burnside Bridge. I hoping to also participate in an 8th CT walk. It was at Antietam...
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Lauren J. M. Kruse
harlequincat
Sep 13, 2012 1:11 am
Hello, Tom! I hope you have a great time in Sharpsburg this weekend! There are so many things to see and do... There isn't enough time for it all! I am so...
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Lauren J. M. Kruse
harlequincat
Sep 13, 2012 1:29 am
Hello, Matt! I think it's wonderful you will be part of the reenactment! It's also terrific you will be tracing your family's footsteps. Both are great ways to...
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Ian Workman
workman_ian
Sep 14, 2012 3:16 pm
Killiansburg Cave has what appears to have two openings. The one on the right is the one that you would want to go into. It is much smaller than it used to be....
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G E Mayers
nj1999rebel
Sep 14, 2012 3:19 pm
Ian; Thanks! Can the cave be reached on foot or ?...
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128thpa@...
pa128th
Sep 15, 2012 2:45 am
Sorry if this was posted already - but FINALLY the CWT App for Antietam both Android and Apple is available. www.civilwar.org Paula [Non-text portions of this...
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Ian Workman
workman_ian
Sep 17, 2012 1:24 am
Steve, You can reach it on foot but the best way is by bike. I think the quickest way to get to it is from Snyder's landing. If you ever want to see it, I'd be...
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G E Mayers
nj1999rebel
Sep 17, 2012 1:27 am
Ian; This is Gerry, not Steve....
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G E Mayers
nj1999rebel
Sep 17, 2012 2:17 pm
Gang, 150 years ago today men from the North and from the South were locking in a most sanguinary contention in the farm fields, wood lots and pastures around...
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gwalden@...
blackburngua...
Sep 17, 2012 3:44 pm
Respect to the memory of all the casualties, North and South, and especially today to the memory of Private George Washington Pence, Co. H 3rd Arkansas...
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128thpa@...
pa128th
Sep 17, 2012 4:09 pm
150 years ago, my 128th Pa guys got torn up in the East Woods and Cornfield. Thinking of their Colonel Samuel Croasdale, Pvt George Saxon and others who were...
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G E Mayers
nj1999rebel
Sep 17, 2012 11:47 pm
I would like to also remember Captain William Thomas Marsh, commanding the Fourth North Carolina at the Sunken Road. Mortally wounded in the head during the...
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Ian Workman
workman_ian
Sep 18, 2012 4:11 am
I meant Gerry. Are you local? There was a very large Texas camp in the vicinity of the caves that was found many years ago. Ian ... [Non-text portions of this...
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G E Mayers
nj1999rebel
Sep 18, 2012 4:25 am
Ian, I live in NJ about four hours away....
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RoteBaron@...
Sep 21, 2012 4:20 pm
Does anyone know if the small arched bridge over Little Antietam Creek (on Keedyville Roa d that leads to Upper Bridge) existed during the battle? I asked...
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MikeL49NYVI@...
mikel49nyvi
Sep 21, 2012 8:39 pm
Hi Tom: Funny you should ask, I was driving over that road during the Maryland My Maryland event a couple weeks ago,and was wondering the exact same thing. It ...
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Larry Freiheit
eighth_conn_inf
Sep 21, 2012 8:41 pm
CC maps seem to show a bridge as does 1893 Antietam Board map and the Official Atlas. Haven't found a map yet that shows "ford" at that location but rather...
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Jim Rosebrock
pointsalines
Sep 21, 2012 8:56 pm
Guys, I have a post on my blog, South From the North Woods regarding this bridge here. It says "Located not far from the Hitt Bridge is the Pry’s Mill...
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G E Mayers
nj1999rebel
Sep 21, 2012 11:57 pm
IIRC there is a place not far from the bridge that can be forded. Tom Clemens led a group of us there back in 2001 in the old ADG... ... From:...
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RoteBaron
RoteBaron@...
Sep 22, 2012 12:36 am
Jim, Many thanks! That’s probably the best response in favor of the bridge being there in 1862. Excellent. Tom Shay From: Jim Rosebrock Sent: Friday,...
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Jim Rosebrock
pointsalines
Sep 22, 2012 11:35 am
Your welcome Tom. Jim ________________________________ From: RoteBaron <RoteBaron@...> To: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 21,...
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RoteBaron
RoteBaron@...
Sep 23, 2012 6:26 pm
Are there are accounts regarding how AP Hill became aware of Miller’s Sawmill Road being the most advantageous route from the ford? He certainly didn’t...
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Ian Workman
workman_ian
Sep 28, 2012 3:20 am
That bridge was definitely there during the war. There is a smaller ford upstream a few hundred yards but the main ford near that bridge would have been at the...
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Ian Workman
workman_ian
Sep 28, 2012 3:21 am
If you are in the area just give me shout. I'd be happy to show you around that area. There was a large camp up on the bluffs following the Gettysburg Campaign...
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Ian Workman
workman_ian
Sep 28, 2012 3:32 am
Tom, I was just discussing this today with Stephen. The Confederate troops had quite a few locals with them from the Virginia regiments. I would assume people...
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gtmcftsotcwgrad
Sep 28, 2012 5:01 pm
Hello, all. This may be a smidge off-topic, but here goes: On the West Virginia side of the Potomac, just as you come around the bend at the bottom of the hill...
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Ian Workman
workman_ian
Sep 28, 2012 6:35 pm
Adam, I don't think that is the original house. There was an early house there at one time but during the battle there was a Confederate artillery battery ...
