Dean, Recruiting for the Seventeenth did started in May 1862, but took the entire summer to fill the ranks of each company. The companies from across the came...
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dean_essig
Feb 1, 2008 1:59 pm
I agree... Paula, maybe you can confirm their armament information for me? ... Mostly digging entrenchments around DC....
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dean_essig
Feb 1, 2008 2:00 pm
Yes, and the section on logistics was very helpful as well!...
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dean_essig
Feb 1, 2008 2:12 pm
Bill, Gallagher cites Ida V. Brown _Michigan in the Civil War_ as the source for the drilling information. I take it you are arguing that they should fall into...
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eighth_conn_inf
Feb 1, 2008 2:36 pm
Dean, Looks like "green" may require your imposed definition. If you define it as a regiment with a majority of men who have never been in combat, then you...
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dean_essig
Feb 1, 2008 2:59 pm
Hey Larry! While an extensive rating system would be very interesting to see, such a thing goes well beyond my needs here. I'm concerned about units that have...
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eighth_conn_inf
Feb 1, 2008 3:11 pm
Dean, OK, so it sounds like the ultimate definition of "green" is how much you can find out about its previous drill/training. But isn't the ultimate test of...
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dean_essig
Feb 1, 2008 3:38 pm
Larry, True. In the game that shows up as a separate index ("morale") which looks at dependability, steadfastness and so on. "Green" identifies those who "just...
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cowie_steve
Feb 1, 2008 5:32 pm
Brian, Thank you for referring me to Don Caughey's blog on the breakout. It's very well done, indeed, and the map is especially helpful. Steve...
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dean_essig
Feb 1, 2008 6:55 pm
Thomas, Reviewed the cited sections. All seems to be resolved but one matter. What we know: 1) The non-Ammunition trains are in Shepherdstown. Getting there at...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Feb 1, 2008 7:16 pm
Dean, I keep meaning to tell you, nobody calls me Thomas, Tom is just fine. I think you have it correctly stated. Location of the Artillery Reserve trains,...
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cowie_steve
Feb 1, 2008 7:19 pm
Jake, This is fantastic stuff--thank you. I was not aware that the Jeff Davis Legion and Hart's battery detached en route from the Brownsville Pass to...
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dean_essig
Feb 1, 2008 7:24 pm
Tom it is... glad to meet you, sir! Excellent information, that helps me spot the trains on the map. The artillery problem is an issue I'll need to resolve. I...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Feb 1, 2008 7:28 pm
Dean; Some of the artillery was left at Williamsport and some was left near Shepherdstown. Shepherdstown also was where the hospitals, etc were. He was also...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Feb 1, 2008 7:30 pm
I will look and see what else I can find. I think Lee was using the river to protect his trains preparatory to re-entering Maryland at Williamsport. Even...
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bdowney@...
antietam1862
Feb 1, 2008 7:53 pm
Thanks Tom - I was just going to pop on the same theme. I think this is really a key perception most people _do not_ have about the Campaign. As late as the...
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dean_essig
Feb 1, 2008 9:02 pm
Yes, I agree and have the infomation regarding the location of the various artillery units. Not only was Lee still thinking about re-entering Md from the Va...
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128thpa@...
pa128th
Feb 1, 2008 10:23 pm
Unfortunately, I haven't gotten that far in my research on them to answer that question. I just can confirm that they had very little drilling from letters...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Feb 1, 2008 11:53 pm
Dear Paula, Company F also has a Doylestown connection. The captain of that company, and one of the Sergeants, were brothers. Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers ...
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joseph_pierro
Feb 2, 2008 12:09 am
Dean: Most of the trains and reserve artillery (one battalion excepted) were ordered by Lee to cross over to the Virginia side at Williamsport even before he...
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dean_essig
Feb 2, 2008 12:25 am
Thanks Jake! That fits well with what Tom and I have been thinking. The trains were ordered across to maintain freedom of action and then, when battle was in...
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Joseph Pierro
joseph_pierro
Feb 2, 2008 12:51 am
Well, originally, the trains were ordered across because EVERYONE was being ordered across. Lee's first inclination after losing the So. Mtn. passes (as the...
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128thpa@...
pa128th
Feb 2, 2008 1:16 am
Gerry: Christian Frankenfield was the Capt of Co F, most of those men were from the Bucks Co area, not necessarily Doylestown - I have been in touch with his...
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dean_essig
Feb 2, 2008 1:26 am
Excellent post Jake and I agree fully! Pendleton sure does have an interesting relationship with the good functioning of the ANVa. Amazing that Lee put up with...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Feb 2, 2008 1:53 am
Dear Jake; I have been working on a fictional novel telling the story of the First Maryland Campaign for reader possibly not as learned as we are in this...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Feb 2, 2008 3:33 am
Fred Todd's American Military Equipage says the 128th PA had Springfield rifled muskets. Thomas G. Clemens D.A. Professor of History Hagerstown Community...
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RoteBaron
RoteBaron@...
Feb 2, 2008 3:50 am
Carman rates the infantry within these levels: Green, Trained, Veteran, Crack, Elite. For instance, here is Union 9th Corps: NINTH ARMY CORPS Maj Gen. A. E....
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dean_essig
Feb 2, 2008 3:52 am
Perfect. Thank you Tom. Oddly, that's the source (plus some of the quarterly reports from ordinance) that I got my small arms data from...the reason I asked is...
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dean_essig
Feb 2, 2008 3:57 am
Holy Cow, Tom! Now I really can't wait for Jake's version of the book to come out. ... troops ... troops ... troops ... troops ... troops...
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128thpa@...
pa128th
Feb 2, 2008 4:11 am
Thanks Tom. I recall reading somewhere that they had Springfields, but I couldn't remember if that was in a letter or some other source and I never actually...
