On Wednesday, September 16, 2009, the remains of a Union soldier recently found at Antietam, will lay in state at the NYS Military Museum in Saratoga. The...
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Robert Moore
cenantua
Sep 7, 2009 3:52 am
Hello all! Just wanted to see if anyone knows the particulars behind the capture of Longstreet's ammunition train on 9/15/62. I know that Cole's Cavalry (1st...
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eighth_conn_inf
Sep 7, 2009 1:16 pm
The train was captured by the Harpers Ferry escape column which consisted of the following units: Twelfth Illinois Cavalry under Col. Arno Voss which arrived...
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Jim Rosebrock
pointsalines
Sep 7, 2009 1:34 pm
Great description of that action Larry. Regards Jim R ________________________________ From: eighth_conn_inf <eighth_conn_inf@...> To:...
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troyacool@...
troyacool
Sep 7, 2009 1:41 pm
I agree with Jim, thanks. Is there any idea of the amount of ordinance lost or how it effected the campaign or SOP. It amazes me that not more is made of this...
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Dean Essig
dean_essig
Sep 7, 2009 1:54 pm
... Given the paucity of ammo in the army reserve trains (using the 30 Jun 63 ANVa ordnance receipts in Brown's Retreat from Gettysburg as a guide),...
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Robert Moore
cenantua
Sep 7, 2009 2:05 pm
Excellent description... thank you Larry. I figured that there must have been more Union units involved considering the diverse range of regiments involved in...
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Robert Moore
cenantua
Sep 7, 2009 2:09 pm
Larry, I forgot to ask... where did you find the quote? Robert ________________________________ From: eighth_conn_inf <eighth_conn_inf@...> To:...
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eighth_conn_inf
Sep 7, 2009 2:23 pm
Robert, Francis W. Dawson, "Reminiscences of Confederate Service, 1861-1865," (Charleston, SC: The News and Courier Book Presses, 1882; reprint: Baton Rouge,...
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Robert Moore
cenantua
Sep 7, 2009 2:26 pm
Thank you again, Larry, Robert ________________________________ From: eighth_conn_inf <eighth_conn_inf@...> To: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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eighth_conn_inf
Sep 7, 2009 2:37 pm
Robert, You are correct. Apparently Cole's was in the lead; let me know if you need more: Fortunately for the escaping troopers, an experienced guide formerly...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Sep 7, 2009 8:51 pm
Larry; Any idea who that Confederate artillery Lt. was? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian, either by birth, marriage, adoption, or even on...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Sep 7, 2009 8:53 pm
Larry; You answered my question before I posted it. Dawson was, IIRC, part of Longstreet's staff at the time. What people do not know about him was that his...
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eighth_conn_inf
Sep 7, 2009 11:45 pm
Gerry, You are correct. He was on Longstreet's staff as as an assistant ordnance officer and was placed in charge of Longstreet's ordnance train heading for...
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lpydb
Sep 8, 2009 7:33 pm
I will be a hosting a chat on the battle of Antietam this Monday night in the military-discussion.com chat room with battlefield guide Mannie Gentile will be...
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edunleavy921
Sep 11, 2009 6:05 pm
The 5th Annual Concert to benefit the Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association Inc. will be held on September 18, 2009 at the Shepherdstown Train...
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wh_keene
Sep 14, 2009 12:30 am
Harsh is referring to end of day on the 12th. According to Franklin's report he marched from Barnsville through Urbana to near the Monocacy on the 12th,...
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wh_keene
Sep 17, 2009 2:30 am
... So Franklin is coming up the Urbana Pike towards Frederick; Burnside is ahead of him in Frederick. ... Where did you get that Franklin was west of...
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eighth_conn_inf
Sep 17, 2009 2:18 pm
OR, pt. 2, pg. 258, Pleasonton reports that on 11 September "General Franklin moved a division of his command forward this morning toward the cross-roads in...
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G E Mayers
njrebel1999
Sep 17, 2009 7:56 pm
Gang; In his chapter in TATF on September 16, Harsh mentions the movement of Ripley's brigade of D H Hill up towards the Mumma Farm. In a footnote to that same...
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wh_keene
Sep 18, 2009 2:07 am
... On the 10th Franklin marched to Barnesville (SE of Sugarloaf) and then on the 12th he marched to Urbana (NE of Sugarloaf). In between he sent a brigade to...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Sep 18, 2009 6:32 pm
Larry, Great posts lately, just one minor point. Alexander was an Ordnance officer at this time, not yet commanding any artillery. Tom ... As Dean states and...
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eighth_conn_inf
Sep 18, 2009 8:17 pm
Thanks Tom for that reminder! Here is the correction: "Lt. Col. Edward Porter Alexander, Chief of Ordnance for the Army of Northern Virginia...." My HF escape...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Sep 19, 2009 2:12 am
The 2:30 tour. Just talked to Tom McGrath tonight, he is looking forward to the tour too. Joe Harsh and I could never figure out the 17 mile story. I think...
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Jim Rosebrock
pointsalines
Sep 19, 2009 4:18 am
Looking forward to the tour tomorrow. Will see you at the 2:30 trek Regards Jim ________________________________ From: Thomas Clemens...
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Dean Essig
dean_essig
Sep 19, 2009 5:25 am
Tom, We got 10.9 from the where the Hill route hits US 340 to the stop sign where Trough Road hits River Road at the Ford. Your 14 sounds about right once you...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Sep 20, 2009 4:41 pm
Just reading this now. Thanks for coming, it was great to have you along. Thomas G. Clemens D.A. Professor of History Hagerstown Community College ... Looking...
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david lutton
dplutton
Sep 21, 2009 11:51 pm
I was on the 3:30 crossing this Saturday and was wondering if the 2:30 tour had any problems in finding the actual ford. I remember last year after a little...
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Harry Smeltzer
hjs212002
Sep 22, 2009 12:15 am
I was on the 2:30 tour, and I'm pretty sure we were not on the smooth ford described from last years tour. I could be wrong, though. Harry ... From: david...
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Thomas Clemens
eacarman1862
Sep 22, 2009 2:21 am
I don't think we were at the right place either, although I'd swear we went in opposite the place where we came out last year. I'll need to do better recon...
