Does anyone know if Robert Francis Beckham USMA 1859 was at Antietam? He replaced John Pelham as the commander of Stuart's Horse Artillery upon Pelham's...
"Confederate Colonels" Allardice: "Robert Franklin Beckham...ADC on Gen. G.W. Smith's staff, 1861-1862. Elected capt., Jeff Davis Art., March 31, 1862, but did...
Henry B. Schroeder from Petersville Maryland in Frederick County was a graduate of the West Point Class of 1844. He ranked 22 of 25 in the West Point class...
Jim; An interesting story. Odd that someone of such strong Southern sensibilities would resign but would not then join the ranks of the Confederate service! I...
Gerry, When I discovered him in Cullem's Register, I found he lived less than 15 miles from Sharpsburg yet there was no apparent action on his part. I hope...
There were, I suspect, a number. One I can think of include Henry Scott, author of the 1860 Military Dictionary and son-in-law of Winfield (Cullum 747). Henry...
Hi, I received my copy on Friday, and right now am a little overwhelmed. I’m not sure if any campaign of the Civil War has received this kind of treatment....
Harry, We had some discussion of the 12M. time a few years back on here. Someone claimed to have seen the original letter Mac wrote to be sent via telegraph...
Oh, I’m sure someone said that. Of course, there is one thing in that telegram that indicates it could not have been written at 12 noon on the 13th, unless...
What time did the Federal army get possession of Catoctin? From: G E Mayers Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 2:06 PM To: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
You can read all about it in Maurice D’Aust’s recent CWT article. From: Harry Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 2:19 PM To: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com ...
Go here: http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2012/10/18/interview-d-scott-hartwig-to-antietam-creek/ Harry [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Follow this link for the interview: http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interview-lance-j-herdegen-the-iron-brigade-in-civil-war-and-memory/ Thanks, ...
hey guys, In 2000,i was touring in that area on my bicycle and met a local guy,also on a bicycle,at the Antietam VC.He rode with me back to Harpers Ferry and...
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Keith, Perhaps it was Kurt Detwiler, who authored numerous cycling books including "Bicycling Through Civil War History: In Maryland, West Virginia,...
Lord. Tom! I have that very book you mentioned! Dang! ... From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of...
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Gatehouse just published a short article on the myth of Barbara Frietchie.... Â http://www.gatehouse-press.com/?p=2535 Tom Shay [Non-text portions of this...
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I recently finished an exhausting series of trips to Antietam, with most recent being full day guiding a bus of 58 people around the battlefield. Great fun! ...
Tom, According to my research I did, the family moved north to the Manor Dunker Church (about 6 miles away) prior to the battle. Mr. Roulette returned to the...
One of Andy's points at the end is about the inaccuracies of Longfellow's Midnight Ride of Paul Revere." What Andy failed to point out is that the poem had as...
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I agree that they went to the Manor Church. I'm just  puzzled by so many accounts (including Kathleen Enrst) that say otherwise. I know I've seen such...
Hi, Tom. Murfin in GOB, p. 256, wrote that "William Roulette himself was keeping an eye on developments for his family had been prisoners in their own home...
Keven Walker, the cultural resources ranger who gave me a tour of the house while I was researching the article, is the author of the farmsteads book. At the...
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Ernst’s“Too Afraid to Cry” states: “Confederates advised William and Margaret Roulette to leave, as well. The couple had five children, ranging in age...
Guys; Good discussion points! I also have GOB and here is the source information: Footnote 29, in my softbound copy, is on page 257: 29. Souvenir of Excursion...
O.T. talks about the Mummas going to Manor Church, but I have never heard of the Roulettes going there. The O.T./Roulette incident talks about Sam Wright,...
