In a message dated 2/14/2005 9:34:43 PM Central Standard Time, ... Go whole hog - scanner and plotter. Then you can customize:) Dave...
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b_schulte70
Feb 15, 2005 12:48 pm
Well, I won the lottery last week (no, not really, but it WAS bonus week) and I decided to buy some books. I ended up getting about 16 in all, but for the...
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Bill Gower
wgower2000
Feb 15, 2005 1:39 pm
I was just searching through google for something and came across this web site for the Civil War in the West. It looks great. I apologize if this is general...
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Dick Weeks
shotgun20170
Feb 15, 2005 2:30 pm
There are two kinds of books in my library. Those that I bought to read, some more than once, and there are those that I bought just for reference. This one...
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GnrlJEJohnston@...
gnrljejohnst...
Feb 15, 2005 3:23 pm
In a message dated 2/15/2005 6:45:35 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, DPowell334@... writes: Go whole hog - scanner and plotter. Then you can customize:) DAVE ...
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Tony Gunter
tony_gunter
Feb 15, 2005 4:20 pm
Somewhat off topic, but strangely enough, I just found out that the body of an old high school friend of mine was found on the Champion Hill battlefield, east...
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James McBurney
pyanfar52
Feb 15, 2005 5:44 pm
I had never seen it,thanks it looks interesting....
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Tony Gunter
tony_gunter
Feb 15, 2005 7:12 pm
... Unfortunately, all of the links on Vicksburg are 404 Page not found....
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Bob Taubman
stafftca
Feb 15, 2005 8:15 pm
Scale them back and they work to get you to the main page. Then you can get to the atlas section from there. ... ...
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GnrlJEJohnston@...
gnrljejohnst...
Feb 15, 2005 8:42 pm
In a message dated 2/15/2005 2:18:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, tony_gunter@... writes: Unfortunately, all of the links on Vicksburg are 404 Page not...
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Bill Gower
wgower2000
Feb 16, 2005 2:28 pm
Am I correct that gunboats and transport ships could move about 6 knots per hour down the Mississippi and about 4 or 5 upstream?...
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hank9174
Feb 16, 2005 4:04 pm
... knots per ... IIRC, sternwheelers get up to 6 knots in placid water and side- wheelers max out at 12 (which was dangerous and could not be maintained for...
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Bill Gower
wgower2000
Feb 17, 2005 2:23 am
Is there any confirmation from the standpoint of Lincoln's work that collaborates a conversation that Porter and Lincoln had on October 15, 1862, in which...
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GnrlJEJohnston@...
gnrljejohnst...
Feb 17, 2005 2:40 am
In a message dated 2/16/2005 9:25:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, billgower@... writes: Is there any confirmation from the standpoint of Lincoln’s...
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Rick Moody
r_moody
Feb 17, 2005 2:39 pm
McClernand and Lincoln were both born in Kentucky, fought in the Black Hawk War, admitted to the bar in Illinois, served terms in the state legislature and in ...
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John Beatty
jdbeatty.geo
Feb 17, 2005 2:59 pm
It dosen't pass a basic smell test. McClernand was a political general appointed to appease Democratic interests in Illinois. He represented Lincoln's ...
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hank9174
Feb 17, 2005 4:41 pm
Political generals were held to a higher standard by the West Pointers than the West Pomters held themselves... The list of generals who were slow time-wasters...
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Tony Gunter
tony_gunter
Feb 17, 2005 5:52 pm
... It seems a little strange to see the words "slow" used to criticize the overland campaign against Vicksbug. In under 30 days, Grant had moved almost 100...
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Tom Mix
tmix@...
Feb 17, 2005 6:58 pm
Not to mention an attempt to build a waterway/canal along the way. ... From: Tony Gunter [mailto:tony_gunter@...] Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:53...
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Tony Gunter
tony_gunter
Feb 17, 2005 7:55 pm
... I don't think Grant ever tried to build a canal from Corinth to Vicksburg, although the Tenn-Tom Waterway would have been a great firs step in a Mobile...
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Tony Gunter
tony_gunter
Feb 17, 2005 7:56 pm
... In ... had ... Oxford... ... Compare this to Halleck's Corinth campaign, in which he moved about 15 miles in 30 days....
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William H Keene
wh_keene
Feb 17, 2005 9:11 pm
... 15, 1862, ... (meaning ... of mine." ... Shiloh.He is a ... Richard Kiper ... quote. I ... any ... said ... Porter certainly had a reputation for...
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Tom Mix
tmix@...
Feb 17, 2005 10:59 pm
No and I didn't say he did. But he did try to build a water way to get around Vicksburg as I'm sure you know. ... From: Tony Gunter...
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Rielle
riellecait
Feb 18, 2005 4:28 am
I'm not an expert, but the reading I've done to date seems to indicate that politically appointed generals were looked down on by West Pointers,if that's...
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Bill Gower
wgower2000
Feb 18, 2005 4:47 am
No you are correct and the feelings were mutual. Many of the politicians looked down on the West Pointers. In fact the members of the JCCC thought that all...
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Bill Gower
wgower2000
Feb 18, 2005 4:49 am
Sorry that should read JCCW, Joint Commission on the Conduct of the War. _____ From: Bill Gower [mailto:billgower@...] Sent: Thursday, February 17,...
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Bill Gower
wgower2000
Feb 18, 2005 4:59 am
Man my brain is shot to pieces tonight, let me try one more time. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War _____ From: Bill Gower...
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basecat1@...
basecat1
Feb 18, 2005 6:03 am
In a message dated 2/18/2005 12:02:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, billgower@... writes: Man my brain is shot to pieces tonight, let me try one more...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Feb 18, 2005 11:05 am
Not to get too technical, but it is actually JCCCW, Joint Congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War. I concur: Tap's book is quite good. Harry ... ...
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William H Keene
wh_keene
Feb 18, 2005 3:27 pm
... indicate that politically appointed generals were looked down on by West Pointers,if that's incorrect, I'm glad to stand corrected. ... This was certainly...
