I wouldn't DREAM of doing so! ;) BTW Martha's handle in our old chatroom used to be "KyGal". ... From: GnrlJEJohnston@... To:...
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basecat1@...
basecat1
Jun 24, 2004 1:56 am
In a message dated 6/23/2004 2:24:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Neither would I. Have always said Ky Reb was tough, but it scares me what would happen if I...
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Michael McKinnon
tsjdmxm2000
Jun 24, 2004 9:14 pm
Joe, I don't know of any plans to raise her, nor do I know the condition of the wreck. She was an interesting critter, though, as was Mississippi. ... this...
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slippymississippi
slippymissis...
Jun 24, 2004 9:30 pm
... find ... Do you mean that the defenses were facing upriver, towards the west, or lakeside, towards the north (south is downriver, east is swamp). Someone...
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GnrlJEJohnston@...
gnrljejohnst...
Jun 24, 2004 11:38 pm
In a message dated 6/23/2004 9:56:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, basecat1@... writes: Hope all are well, and for those interested, next year's Muster will be...
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P. B. Jones
pbjdesigns
Jun 25, 2004 1:41 am
We've gone with the same time slot for years, the third weekend in June. For 2005 that translates into June 16th - 19th (Thursday through Sunday). We'll keep...
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carlw4514
Jun 25, 2004 12:52 pm
... The author must mean they faced toward the west, upriver; perhaps I misquoted him, in any case the meaning is generally north towards Yankeedom! ... Fort...
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slippymississippi
slippymissis...
Jun 25, 2004 5:30 pm
... The channel that passes into Lake Pontchartrain at Fort Pike is 100 feet deep due to tidal scour. However, there's a plateau where the current I-10 bridge...
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slippymississippi
slippymissis...
Jun 25, 2004 5:31 pm
sorry for the test... I have had two messages dropped within the past two days. Anyone else having problems?...
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William H Keene
wh_keene
Jun 25, 2004 5:32 pm
... I think there were other land defenses facing down river and toward the lake. But these were not designed to challenge ships on the river itself since it...
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Paul Liu
isnipezi
Jun 27, 2004 9:08 am
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Tom Mix
tmix@...
Jun 27, 2004 2:46 pm
Just a little quiet time, Paul. Tom M. ... From: Paul Liu [mailto:stupid1961@...] Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 4:08 AM To: civilwarwest@yahoogroups.com ...
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b_schulte70
Jun 28, 2004 3:42 am
http://www.brettschulte.net/ACWBooks/vicksburg.htm This review covers Warren Grabau's Blue and Gray Education Society Pamphlet (No. 12, November 2001) entitled...
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hartshje
Jun 28, 2004 4:31 am
The overall plan was for Butler's army to be landed from the Gulf of Mexico in the Isle au Breton Sound. Then Butler was to move against Forts St. Philip and...
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carlw4514
Jun 28, 2004 10:13 am
... I am less familiar with this part of the original plan. Note that this did not seem to be a "combined action" strategy as Butler did not assault at the...
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SDE80@...
Jun 28, 2004 12:25 pm
In a message dated 6/27/2004 11:43:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... IMO, 98 Days is a very fine book. Sam Elliott...
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Daniel Giallombardo
parrotheadda...
Jun 28, 2004 2:06 pm
Well.if yours is down Paul, so is mine.---------Dan _____ From: Paul Liu [mailto:stupid1961@...] Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 04:08 AM To:...
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hartshje
Jun 28, 2004 3:02 pm
Carl, I really don't think the forts had any effect on Butler's landing. I believe it was assumed by just about everybody (except Farragut) that the forts...
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slippymississippi
slippymissis...
Jun 28, 2004 3:19 pm
... Grabau's "Battle of Raymond" mini-book is the only place I have seen his explanation of "refraction" of the line of battle by geographic countours,...
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William H Keene
wh_keene
Jun 28, 2004 4:55 pm
... I am mistaken -- the British did not go through Lake P., instead they approached through Lake Borgne. Ooopppsss....
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b_schulte70
Jun 28, 2004 5:11 pm
... seen ... the ... analysis ... that ... the ... advantage ... only ... we ... The "refraction" concept is very interesting, especially when considering...
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slippymississippi
slippymissis...
Jun 28, 2004 7:25 pm
... parallel ... that ... area ... was ... Well, Grabau merely invokes Occam's Razor to insist that the "wandering locals" who gave Grant such good information...
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carlw4514
Jun 29, 2004 1:52 am
... wrote: I was wondering what you meant, as Fort Pike was unchallenged. I wonder if the British thought the Americans were over-relying on the forts as the...
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carlw4514
Jun 29, 2004 2:35 am
Joe, ... Well, I know you are familiar with the concept of a combined action, naval assault with infantry assault, but neither the Brits or the Yankees seemed...
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George Hall
preachergeor...
Jun 30, 2004 12:32 pm
I am finishing "Days of Glory" by Daniel and would be interested in any elaboration that might be available to a comment in his preface. He noted that...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Jun 30, 2004 12:50 pm
This type of discussion has been known to elicit violent responses from fans of the Wisconsin/Indiana/Michigan "Iron Brigade". Tom Clemens has pretty much...
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hartshje
Jun 30, 2004 2:00 pm
Carl, The British navy had two main problems going right up the Mississippi: 1) the sandbars at the mouth of the river precluded the larger warships from...
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Ryan Kennedy
rkenn1020@...
Jun 30, 2004 2:34 pm
I've always had a bit of a soft spot for the first Iron Brigade. The regiments were all raised in the area where I grew up. Ryan Kennedy ... ...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Jun 30, 2004 3:45 pm
Let me guess, Ryan. You are from New York? Harry ... From: Ryan Kennedy [mailto:rkenn1020@...] Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 9:34 AM To:...
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Ryan Kennedy
rkenn1020@...
Jun 30, 2004 4:02 pm
Indeed I am/was. I grew up in the Troy area but live in Carlisle, PA at the moment. Ryan Kennedy ... ...
