Paula, Thanks again, I am not familiar with "... J.M.Gould" Do you know where I might find them? This is very interesting! It makes you wonder that if he...
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gerry1952@...
Jul 11, 2002 3:33 am
Ron, The XII Corps was largely composed of nine month regiments which had been hurriedly raised to meet the move of the ANV into Maryland. There realistically...
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Jul 11, 2002 3:40 am
In a message dated 7/10/02 11:30:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, rchurch@... ... Ron: You can buy it in book format: The CW Journals of John Mead Gould, ed...
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Jul 11, 2002 1:44 pm
Several years ago Al Gambone (author of several books on Generals from the Norristown, Pa area, Hancock, Zook, Hartranft, etc.) wrote an article on the death...
... From: "NJ Rebel" <gerry1952@...> To: <TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 11:31 PM Subject: Re: [TalkAntietam] Mansfield's...
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gerry1952@...
Jul 12, 2002 12:56 am
Paula, While I think I might have read it originally on another forum which you and I once belonged to, I think it would certainly be of good use to the...
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Jul 12, 2002 2:47 am
In a message dated 7/11/02 8:58:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Gerry: I believe this difference is because while wounded, Mansfield is going back and forth...
... Paula, It does make sense that if he was in motion all the while, deploying his troops, that the actual location would be very difficult to pin down. Over...
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Jul 12, 2002 6:31 pm
Ron, Are you the Ron Church who once was a member of the 14th Tennessee? Kevin Rawlings...
Some may be interested in the book that I am going to begin reading tomorrow: Manifest Destiny's Underworld: Filibustering in Antebellum America by Robert E....
If you mean 'their commander' to be Mansfield, whatever problems he may have encountered on Sept 17, lack of training was not one of them. Mansfield graduated...
Yes, I was referring to Mansfield, but not disparagingly. I am aware of some of his accomplishments. Actually my wording was perhaps a poor attempt at a...
Don't get me wrong, I'm not on a mission to clear Mansfield's name...in the end, performance has to be about the most important factor in any commander's...
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gerry1952@...
Jul 15, 2002 1:08 am
Todd, Paula, Ron and all, Correct me if I am mistaken, but I seem to recall reading at one point or another that by the time Mansfield actually had his XII ...
Gerry, I'm not sure just how much information Hooker had conveyed to Mansfield, perhaps some of the others can shed more light on this. But I do have some ...
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gerry1952@...
Jul 15, 2002 3:33 am
Ron: IIRC, once Hooker's units reached the area of The Cornfield, the orchestrated "plan" that Mac wanted Hooker to perform on the left flank of the Confedere...
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gerry1952@...
Jul 16, 2002 1:21 am
Would member Marc Pflaum contact me privately please? Now back to our regular program.......... Your humble servant, Gerry Mayers Pvt., CS Signals, ...
... From: "NJ Rebel" <gerry1952@...> To: <TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 11:31 PM Subject: Re: [TalkAntietam] Mansfield's route...
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gerry1952@...
Jul 16, 2002 3:57 am
Ron, I would suggest you read Taken at the Flood for some understanding of the Confederate dispositions and why Lee arranged his forces as they were on the...
If I can interject my own theory, Hooker was, strictly speaking, not aimed on Lee's left, nor was it aligned with the Hagerstown Turnpike. Instead, Hooker's...
TR, Gerry, Thank you. I appreciate the help. Ron Church Manchester MD...
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gerry1952@...
Jul 20, 2002 1:21 pm
Group, I will be away, starting later today and continuing until later on Sunday, July 29, as part of a tour group my wife and I will be part of. The tour is...
Does anyone know if the Southern Historical Society Papers have been digitalized? Ray...
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gerry1952@...
Aug 12, 2002 1:40 am
Ray, They have indeed! I think Guild Press was responsible for that project. Your humble servant, Gerry Mayers Pvt., CS Signals, Longstreet39;s Corps A Proud...
Folks, A friend of mine, Robin Schwartz, has been posting some Antietam related items from a Louisville newspaper nm another list. I thought they might be of ...