http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/ Let's Talk Antietam Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:26:26 GMT Thomas Clemens http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5980 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5980 guilty as charged. Thomas G. Clemens D.A. Professor of History Hagerstown Community College ... thanks thomas do you live in hagerstown, maryland? i ask Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:02:39 GMT Bob Hellmers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5979 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5979 thanks thomas do you live in hagerstown, maryland? i ask because of your e-mail address?  are you a teacher or professor of history?    bob Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:51:22 GMT Thomas Clemens http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5978 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5978 Au contraire, they had a lot of troops in the war, several prominent at Antietam. The 8th, 14th and 16th played significant roles in the battle. ... i am from Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:39:56 GMT Bob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5977 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5977 i am from connecticut, you mean ct, actually had a regiment in the civil war? i didnt think they did anything since benedict arnold who was born and raised in Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:29:43 GMT Michael http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5976 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5976 Group: Having researched the 9th NY very heavily the monument placement is simple in the details. The spot where the 9th's marker is where they suffered the Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:07:59 GMT Dave http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5975 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5975 Matt, here is the link to Trail's dissertation, from Larry's post #5874 (it is a direct download link): Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:52:35 GMT G E Mayers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5974 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5974 Dear Matt, First off, NPS at Antietam NBP does not answer emails immediately. It may take a few days for the staff there to do so.If you sent the email to the Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:34:31 GMT Matt Reardon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5973 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5973 Thanks everyone.   I have tried to contact the NPS, never got a response back.  I also went to Post #5938, linked there was a book about the US Signal Corps. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:47:48 GMT eighth_conn_inf http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5972 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5972 See message #5938 for the link to her dissertation. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:32:44 GMT Dave http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5971 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5971 Matt, a bit of the story is recounted in Susan Trail's masterpiece of a dissertation Remembering Antietam, on pages 258 and following. Looks like the 8th Conn Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:32:27 GMT Thomas Clemens http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5970 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5970 These plaques were placed on houses in Sharpsburg during the centennial to mark those which were there during the war. Usually painted black and placed near Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:29:31 GMT G E Mayers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5969 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5969 Matt; You might want to contact Antietam NBP for that one. Or go to www.nps.gov/anti and see if you can find out anything that way. Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:28:13 GMT G E Mayers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5968 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5968 Bob; Harry was reallllyyyyy pulling your leg on that response. Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian, either by birth, marriage, adoption, or even Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:27:29 GMT G E Mayers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5967 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5967 Bob Hellmers; If you go to the Antietam on the Web website, all your basic questions will be answered.... Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian, Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:01:33 GMT Matt Reardon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5966 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkAntietam/message/5966 Hi all,   I've been doing a lot of research into the IX Corps attack late in the day.  After visiting Antietam a few months ago, I saw that the 8th CT and