... been ... skirmish ... at ... Springs. ... I would like to point out to the readers that McPherson is ridiculed for reporting to Grant that he had faced...
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William H Keene
wh_keene
Apr 25, 2007 10:54 am
I think you are assuming too many men for the detachement of Wirt Adams brigade that was with Gregg. My understanding is that it was <100. Otherwise, I think...
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Tony Gunter
tony_gunter
Apr 25, 2007 12:09 pm
... That was the squadron that originally reported to Gregg after midnight on the morning of May 12th. The remainder of Wirt Adams' cavalry skirmished with...
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William H Keene
wh_keene
Apr 25, 2007 7:44 pm
Thanks Tony. Had overlooked what Wirt Adams did that day. ... was ... midnight ... but ... Raymond...
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James W. Durney
james2044
Apr 26, 2007 3:21 am
SHILOH AND THE WESTERN CAMPAIGN OF 1862 (Hardcover) By O. Edward Cunningham Gary D. Joiner & Timothy B. Smith (Editor) • Hardcover: 520 pages • Publisher:...
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James W. Durney
james2044
Apr 26, 2007 3:31 pm
HPS Simulations has released Campaign Atlanta, as the newest game in this series. James...
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Jay Longley
jay_longley
Apr 27, 2007 11:48 pm
One of the most disturbing aspects about the way the Bloody Bill Anderson story has been presented by historians and writers for over 140 years, has been the...
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Carl Williams
carlw4514
Apr 28, 2007 12:18 pm
Jay, I would be the first to say "maybe you're right," so let me say that and get it out of the way. Thanks, too, for taking the trouble to post all this and I...
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James W. Durney
james2044
Apr 28, 2007 2:34 pm
You forgot Elvis in your list of famous people, Elvis sightings are right up there with UFOs. Shades of "Men in Black". LOL ... to ... topic ... accepted ... ...
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Carl Williams
carlw4514
Apr 28, 2007 3:58 pm
Yeah, the Elvis thing has given these theories a bad name [g]. In all seriousness, I'm reluctant to slam Jay's post too hard; I hope it didnt come off that...
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James W. Durney
james2044
Apr 28, 2007 5:23 pm
The problem is that nothing is error free and everything can cause questions. If you were required to recount an event that occured 20 years ago, could you do...
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Jay Longley
jay_longley
Apr 28, 2007 10:48 pm
Hi Carl. Thank you for your intelligent discussion of other controversial death scenarios and for viewing my original message with an open mind. That is all...
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Jay Longley
jay_longley
Apr 28, 2007 11:00 pm
Hi James. The obvious problem the traditionalist historians/writers have in the Bloody Bill Anderson case is different from the many others because here you...
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Jay Longley
jay_longley
Apr 28, 2007 11:00 pm
My apologies for using the wrong noun. I should have said "history will be the beneficiary" and not "benefactor". ~Jay~ ... believe ... facts ... say ... ...
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James W. Durney
james2044
Apr 29, 2007 3:02 am
... Jay, I don't think they "have a problem". However, you seem to "have a problem" with them. I'm not saying history is always correct or even has the facts...
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Tony Gunter
tony_gunter
Apr 29, 2007 8:16 pm
... Bearss: McPherson "ran into" the 6th MO Cavalry (US) after it made a raid on the railroad to New Orleans. No mention made of effect this raid had on...
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Jay Longley
jay_longley
Apr 29, 2007 9:46 pm
Hi James. I agree I have many problems with them. One is that they obviously don't know how to count. ~Jay~ ... historians/writers ... even...
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Tom Mix
tmix@...
Apr 29, 2007 10:00 pm
Jay, Which account do you feel to be the most believable? Tom ... From: civilwarwest@yahoogroups.com [mailto:civilwarwest@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jay...
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keeno2@...
Apr 29, 2007 11:25 pm
I suspect that very few, if any, reporters were there or close enough to view the body and count the bullet holes. Quite a bit of what passes for eyewitness...
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William H Keene
wh_keene
Apr 29, 2007 11:32 pm
In addition to what you mentioned, 'vastly inferior' is only the case if one considers all of McPherson's command, but Crocker's division only arrived as the...
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James W. Durney
james2044
Apr 30, 2007 12:39 am
Tony, Next time you dig up something that is weeks old by me, would you please include the date? You are using a message I posted on April 15th to reopen your...
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Tony Gunter
tony_gunter
Apr 30, 2007 12:52 am
... Why? I would assume most readers check the messages using the internet, and the thread hierarchy is ... right down there :) ... \/...
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William H Keene
wh_keene
Apr 30, 2007 1:03 am
... that ... case. Why does it matter?...
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Tony Gunter
tony_gunter
Apr 30, 2007 1:23 am
... I understand that he mistakes my neurotic and probably irritating obsession with the Battle of Raymond for anger at Bearss, and I apologize if I am goring...
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William H Keene
wh_keene
Apr 30, 2007 1:48 am
... I meant, why does the DATE matter?...
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Carl Williams
carlw4514
Apr 30, 2007 12:03 pm
some of us pay attention to the subject field wasnt all this last with Bearss and McPherson and Gregg and so on about the battle of Raymond? the subject field...
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Tony Gunter
tony_gunter
Apr 30, 2007 7:36 pm
... That was my first pass through the history based strictly on the O.R. ... I have since stumbled on a few things that would require revisions to the page,...
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Jay Longley
jay_longley
Apr 30, 2007 10:34 pm
Hi Tom. While we have proven all of the traditional accounts false, if I was just beginning my study of Bloody Bill Anderson, I would probably think that Lt....
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Jay Longley
jay_longley
Apr 30, 2007 10:41 pm
Hi Ken. They went to great lengths to photograph the body of the guerrilla killed so there should have been at least one accurate account of the bullet wounds...
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keeno2@...
Apr 30, 2007 11:46 pm
In a message dated 4/30/2007 5:41:42 PM Central Daylight Time, jay_longley@... writes: Hi Ken. They went to great lengths to photograph the body of the...
