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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Larry; I was talking about MY novel not your book. LOL! BTW you can download a free reader app from Amazon Kindle and then purchase the novel. The app will...
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My deepest sympathy to fellow member Tom Clemens on the loss of Bo mber, his beloved dog. Undoubtedly t hat dog spent more time on the hallowed fiel ds of...
I agree with that statement. I think the first time I met him was on the battlefield. I have already sent sympathies to Tom, but it bears saying again. I have...
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Herald-Mail article features musician-turned writer's book based Civil War-era photos.... ...
Would anyone have a photo of Mansfield's aide, Capt. Clarence Hopkins Dyer? None found in the usual places but I will check at the WP Library and Middlesex...
Larry; According to the new "So You Think You Know Antietam," the Line farm is known as the George Line farm and the house is where Mansfield died. Gerry ... ...
Harsh Scholar Award notice Save Historic Antietam Foundation Inc. (SHAF) is proud to announce the opening of applications for the Dr. Joseph L. Harsh Memorial...
Dear all, I'm going some research into the timings of the discovery and transmission of SO191 to McClellan's HQ. Most data seems to agree (discovered after...
Dear Bryn, Marion V. Armstrong Jr covers the discovery of SO191 pretty well in his book, "Unfurl Those Colors! -- McClellan, Sumner and the Second Army Corps...
SHEPHERDSTOWN - March 16th - Civil War Historians Book Signing Dinner The Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association Inc. and the Save Historic...
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Antietam Journal website has posted Antietam's schedule of events for 2013. http://antietamjournal.blogspot.com/ Plenty of hikes and such... March 17(Sunday)...
