Recently I have become particulary interested in the Andersonville prison camp. I began to think if Henry Wirz, the camp's commander was rightfully punished...
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Jlb4tlb@...
Feb 15, 2000 6:17 am
Greetings All I am interested in doing some reading on The Battle of Perryville Ky. The 79th Pa. is the unit that I am most interested in finding more out,...
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Anna Howland
civilwarkook@...
Feb 15, 2000 6:54 pm
jlb4tl-@... wrote: original Dear Jeff, A very good book for you to read about Perryville and the Kentucky campaign is 'War in Kentucky' by James Lee...
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David Woodbury
woodbury@...
Feb 15, 2000 10:41 pm
... Jeff, In addition to the McDonough book Anna mentioned, look for "The Battle of Perryville," by Haffendorfer (spelling something to that effect). His was...
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Jlb4tlb@...
Feb 16, 2000 2:26 am
In a message dated 2/15/00 5:48:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Greetings All Thank you Anna and Dave, you both gave me some titles to look for. Jeff...
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Marcus D. Armstrong
david0444@...
Feb 19, 2000 4:02 am
Hello, My name is Marcus D. Armstrong. I am fourteen and have been interested in the Civil War since I was about eight. As of now my hobbies consists of...
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ECM777@...
Feb 19, 2000 5:58 am
Hi Marcus, It's good to see young people interested in the Civil War. It must be fun being a re-enactor. I would be interested in reading some of your short ...
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David L Armstrong
david0444@...
Feb 19, 2000 6:13 am
Thanks for the welcome Colleen. I'll try to arrange a way you can read my plays and stories. Again, thanks very much for your reply. Your obediant servant, ...
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Hugh Martyr
hugh@...
Feb 19, 2000 10:38 am
... From: Mike Meno <neho69@...> To: civilwarwest@egroups.com <civilwarwest@egroups.com> Date: 15 February 2000 09:28 Subject: [civilwarwest] Should...
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Stephen D Wakefield
SDWAKEFIELD@...
Feb 19, 2000 1:40 pm
Dear Marcus- Welcome aboard young fellow. Like you my interest in the great conflict began at a very young age. Back then (early 60s)Marcus we sure did not...
... There were few black POWS *because* most were being killed or returned to slavery. That is the point. Grant and Lincoln were insisting that USCT be treated...
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David Woodbury
woodbury@...
Feb 20, 2000 1:43 pm
*** conference announcement *** Tour VICKSBURG & PORT HUDSON with Edwin C. Bearss The 4th Annual Compuserve Civil War Forum Battlefield Conference will be held...
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Mike Meno
neho69@...
Feb 20, 2000 6:42 pm
Glad to have you aboard! It's also nice to have more people my own age in this chatgroup. I don't believe I've ever said it before but I myself am 14 also. ...
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Nils Feller
Nils.Feller@...
Feb 20, 2000 8:26 pm
Mike, I kinda stumbled over the argument that Wirz "just followed orders". I very strongly feel that there are some orders that no man should follow. The...
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turnierwa@...
Feb 21, 2000 4:11 pm
Wirz was a scape goat becuase he was the only person who was tried for the crimes. the doctor was charged (stevens i think) and i think other peoepl but yet...
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Jlb4tlb@...
Feb 22, 2000 4:03 am
In a message dated 2/21/00 11:15:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... Greetings All Your post is a very damming argument on why he should have been executed. Lets...
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Bill Brown
wbrown@...
Feb 22, 2000 2:16 pm
... During the course of my research on the Left Wing (Army of Georgia) of Sherman's two armies, I found many more differences between both 14th and 20th Corps...
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JOHN OPAGER
johno7777@...
Feb 22, 2000 3:30 pm
Was Wirz deserving of prosecution? Yes. Were other POW Camp commandants, North AND South, equally worthy of judicial action? Yes. Were any of the Federal...
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turnierwa@...
Feb 22, 2000 3:54 pm
the diffrenc that you have to think of in the punishment of peoepl who treated the POW's. the key idea was depraved indiffrence. Mnay of the peopl who ran the...
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Hugh Martyr
hugh@...
Feb 22, 2000 7:17 pm
On 18th Jan I promised to do some research on the Whitworth Rifles which was used in the War. It has taken time..I apologise. In 1853 the British Government...
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Hartshje@...
Feb 22, 2000 9:47 pm
Hugh, Thank you for your enlightenment on the Whitworth rifle. I found it very interesting, and appreciate your research into the matter. I had originally...
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CLAYTON BRANNON
CIVILWARCB@...
Feb 23, 2000 12:48 am
Some think that the General killed by a Whitworth was General Sedgwick at Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. His last words were "They can't hit an elephant...
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The Coys
thecoys@...
Feb 25, 2000 6:14 pm
Hello all; We have been pretty quiet of late but I know you are all still out there. :) I have been working on/researching the timeline of September 20, 1863....
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Stewart L Bennett
nidmy@...
Feb 25, 2000 6:52 pm
Do the fortifications still exist which were located on the north side of the Chatahoochee , at the bridgehead of the railroad bridge crossing the river just...
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Steve Charles
gunner@...
Feb 26, 2000 4:55 am
Group, What was the state of the union army during the pursuit of bragg? I have read that the union army was as ragtag as any rebel outfit ever was during this...
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The Coys
thecoys@...
Feb 26, 2000 6:20 pm
I'll address some of this but am not sure in which timeframe you are addressing. William S. Rosecrans received command of the Army of the Cumberland from Don...
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Chris Huff
pearlgrl@...
Feb 26, 2000 9:48 pm
Dear Stewart, I'm still digging to get the answer to this one. I'm going to try several contacts I have found and see if I can get any concrete information as...
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D. Andrew Burden, Ph.D.
daburden@...
Feb 29, 2000 3:43 pm
Kevin: Good points. One thing that I really learned from Cozzens' "This Terrible Sound" was the disjointed nature of the fighting at Chickamauga, at least on...
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Steve Charles
gunner@...
Mar 1, 2000 2:16 am
... From: Jim <batteryd@...> To: Stan Zanger (E-mail) <Stzanger@...>; Steve Charles (E-mail) <gunner@...>; Steven Jacobus (E-mail)...
