Steve, No, I don’t think I got that from Kathy’s book. I’ll look for that. But first: I have two sources that say the family evacuated to Manor Church...
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nj1999rebel
Nov 3, 2012 1:51 am
Harry and Steve, As I have Ernst's book, I took a peek. Here is what I found:? 1. Hog Trough Lane is mentioned in the Index of Ernst's book as being on pg....
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Stephen Recker
s_recker
Nov 3, 2012 3:42 am
Yeah, thanks guys. I know it's in her book, I am just wondering where she got it. Harry, that is an interesting theory about Benjamin naming it later. I helped...
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cowie_steve
Nov 3, 2012 12:39 pm
I found two other sources that reference Hog Trough Road, although neither was included in Ernst's selected bibliography. Both books were first published in...
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G E Mayers
nj1999rebel
Nov 3, 2012 1:59 pm
Steve, I really like the second mention from Schildt. That has more of a ring of truth than the first account. Good stuff! Gerry ... From:...
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RoteBaron
RoteBaron@...
Nov 4, 2012 1:43 am
SHAF workday is two weeks from today! Meet at 9:00 AM at the flag pole outside of the Visitor's Center. Dress appropriately - bring work gloves and water! ...
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gtmcftsotcwgrad
Nov 5, 2012 6:36 pm
Dear gang, I'm doing work on an article that looks at the civilians at Antietam and how they were able to survive economically in the aftermath of the battle....
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gtmcftsotcwgrad
Nov 5, 2012 9:05 pm
Found it!...
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G E Mayers
nj1999rebel
Nov 22, 2012 2:59 am
Gang; Best wishes to all for a great Thanksgiving. If any are traveling this holiday to family and friends, safe journeys and looking forward to more...
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128thpa@...
pa128th
Nov 22, 2012 4:15 am
Same to you Gerry and all the rest of the Talk Antietam family. Paula ... From: "G E Mayers" <gerry1952@...> To: "CWDG" <cwdg@yahoogroups.com>,...
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G E Mayers
nj1999rebel
Nov 22, 2012 5:20 pm
Gang; With today being Thanksgiving and thinking of all the service personnel scattered so far and wide and away from their families, I am reminded of what...
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Tom
vettet6768
Nov 22, 2012 6:12 pm
Subject: Happy Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving to you Antietam ers and your Family on this great American Holiday !! May your stuffing be tasty May your turkey...
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Jeff Lamoureaux
hikingfool2006
Nov 26, 2012 2:48 pm
Hi Gerry, Â Just a note. I finished your book a bit ago and never got around to writing you. I thought it was well done and entertaining. I am not a Civil War...
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G E Mayers
nj1999rebel
Nov 26, 2012 5:47 pm
Jeff, Thank you.. please post a review on whichever site you purchased the novel from if you can. I wrote None But Heroes to be entertaining etc for the avid...
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cowie_steve
Dec 1, 2012 3:03 pm
Hi, Folks. Can someone kindly identify which bridges were supported by the two sets of stone ruins on the Potomac between the Route 34 bridge and the Norfolk...
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eighth_conn_inf
Dec 5, 2012 3:58 pm
Comparing the Michler map from LOC with Google Earth, today's Canal Rd. is the old alingment of the Boonsboro-Shepherdstown Pke (Rt. 34). That means the piers...
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eighth_conn_inf
Dec 9, 2012 4:29 pm
I believe that Pleasant Valley is the name given to the valley between South Mountain and Elk Ridge given all the sources I've read. The valley to the east of...
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cowie_steve
Dec 10, 2012 11:54 am
Hi, Larry. Thanks for your input. I did some further searching and your theory about the railroad bridge is correct: the current RR bridge spanning the Potomac...
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G E Mayers
nj1999rebel
Dec 25, 2012 5:34 pm
Dear All, I would like to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a most blessed New Year. Now that we have (apparently) all survived the Mayan Apocalypse and...
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128thpa@...
pa128th
Dec 25, 2012 11:31 pm
Same to you Gerry and everyone else. Paula ... From: "G E Mayers" <gerry1952@...> To: "CWDG" <cwdg@yahoogroups.com>, "TalkAntietam Group"...
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eighth_conn_inf
Dec 25, 2012 11:35 pm
Happy Holidays to all Talk Antietam members and fellow ACW enthusiasts. Larry...
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G E Mayers
nj1999rebel
Dec 29, 2012 7:59 pm
Gang, After the New Year I plan to start a companion novel to my first novel None But Heroes. This second novel will examine the same Maryland Campaign but...
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MikeL49NYVI@...
mikel49nyvi
Dec 29, 2012 8:22 pm
Hi Gerry: In answer to your #1 question, the 2nd Corps was the last to reach the Washington area, arriving in Arlington on August 28th. (From the Peninsula ...
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G E Mayers
nj1999rebel
Dec 29, 2012 8:51 pm
Mike; Thanks for that answer! How about the other questions? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers https://www.amazon.com/author/gerardemayers ...
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MikeL49NYVI@...
mikel49nyvi
Dec 30, 2012 4:36 am
Hi Gerry, glad to be of some help. I had done quite a bit of research for the Return To Manassas event a couple years ago, and had that info right at hand. As...
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G E Mayers
nj1999rebel
Dec 30, 2012 4:49 am
Mike; As always thanks much for the information you did provide! At least that is a start point! My novel None But Heroes is selling decently and I have set...
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Larry Freiheit
eighth_conn_inf
Dec 31, 2012 3:27 pm
You could check Kreiser's "Defeating Lee: A History of the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac," published last year by Indiana University Press. Amazon has...
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DPowell334@...
dpowell334
Dec 31, 2012 3:40 pm
As I recall, 2nd Corps marched to Centerville on Aug 31, without their artillery. Dave Powell In a message dated 12/31/2012 9:31:40 A.M. Central Standard Time,...
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nj1999rebel
Jan 1, 2013 11:31 pm
Larry; Thanks. Dave McGowan offered to send me his copy of Armstrong's book and I think I shall take him up on hit. BTW I ordered the history of the 2nd Corps...
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Larry Freiheit
eighth_conn_inf
Jan 3, 2013 5:06 pm
No--unfortunately I don't have Kindle. My book is only available hard copy but I would be happy to sign one and send it to you at a good price. ...
