tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34451353622304169592024-03-05T10:37:16.783-05:00Action Front!A blog about the American Civil War and miniatures.Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305240413864328298noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445135362230416959.post-18833818600993033532020-08-17T15:38:00.000-04:002020-08-17T15:38:06.735-04:00Time to get back to work ..updates<p> I've neglected to post new stuff the past few years (?). A friend of mine commented that I should finish the artillery section and then the cavalry section. I'll get after those topics.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2X1gJMQCYgdO99hyphenhyphenp5PugksrYYYwTTW_eemPS5XSxEB5O6Qunr5LqZabIpW-NxIXc7nbMdE6FpWBhwBspC0NKRrcFrjLD0OsoYmp4eBqjgVcLlGZQNmxmXCL2HtTYl-rcmHwiswKiHA/s2048/20160814_142325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2X1gJMQCYgdO99hyphenhyphenp5PugksrYYYwTTW_eemPS5XSxEB5O6Qunr5LqZabIpW-NxIXc7nbMdE6FpWBhwBspC0NKRrcFrjLD0OsoYmp4eBqjgVcLlGZQNmxmXCL2HtTYl-rcmHwiswKiHA/s640/20160814_142325.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'First shot of the battle' marker at Gettysburg<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVE7MRDvPSbvyU0yWBDeEQ9uIk6XMELNiyrRllVX-xWLohlTQAwlPlJf6zEc7Yl26C6YPQubHY962hgjHpjvWExrFXqv2lZLBZkYx2s5FE-OmuJAxkhyphenhyphen4-zqKevshrBsE7K20D2jBJyU/s2048/20180716_120202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVE7MRDvPSbvyU0yWBDeEQ9uIk6XMELNiyrRllVX-xWLohlTQAwlPlJf6zEc7Yl26C6YPQubHY962hgjHpjvWExrFXqv2lZLBZkYx2s5FE-OmuJAxkhyphenhyphen4-zqKevshrBsE7K20D2jBJyU/s640/20180716_120202.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New York State monument near the Soldier's Cemetery</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /><br /></p><p><br /></p>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305240413864328298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445135362230416959.post-90596550886327346112016-05-23T20:06:00.000-04:002016-05-23T20:06:19.367-04:00The Sunken Road at Antietam<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking east inside the Sunken Road. The tower on the distance marks the point in which the road turn to the right heading south. It also marks the extreme right of the Confederate position in the road.</td></tr>
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Last year I spent several days walking around the Antietam battlefield in places I have either never walked or did years ago. One particular location was around the Roulette Farm. The location is significant because it was the area of the battle in which both Union Army Gen. French’s and Gen. Richardson’s divisions passed by it or through to attack the Sunken Road. The key terrain feature here between the Roulette farm and the Sunken Road is the enormous rise of the ground to the Sunken Road (or Bloody Lane if you like).<br />
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If you are gaming the fight for the Sunken Road you can NOT just use a flat table or you risk missing the most unusual and exciting part of this fight. Look at a map of the Sunken Road area; forget what you think you see. The mental picture most people see is an attack on more or less on level ground or over some minor rolling hills. Forget all that.<br />
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Brig. Gen. William French’s division advanced and when about 100 yards away crested the hill in front of the road and looked DOWN on the Rebel brigades in the Sunken Road. Many of this division had never fired a shot in their short military career and we’re going into combat with no experience. They were both startled and thrown into confusion by the opening volleys from the defenders. They fought as long as they could take it and fell back. Even with the advantage of the high ground it was not enough to overcome the veteran Confederate defenders.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking north from Rebel position towards the direction in which French's division attacked. You can see the top of the hill where the Union troops stopped to open fire.</td></tr>
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Maj. Gen. Israel Richardson’s division faced the opposite terrain in their front. They had to march up a very sharp hill to an enemy they couldn’t even see. Once they crested the hill they were within 50-80 yards away from the Confederates in the road bed which was several feet below the grade on top of the hill. With rails piled up for added protection it made the position something like a fortified trench. It’s a wonder how the Irish Brigade withstood the punishing point blank fire for as long as they did. They were silhouetted against the sky and firing against the enemy showing very little of their bodies to return fire. They were only able to crack the Rebel defense when one brigade marched away from the road by a phantom or mistaken order and a well-timed flank attack on the Confederate right flank.<br />
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In some sections of the Sunken Road the depth is less than 5-6 inches deep (mostly where French attacked) and it certain areas 6 feet or more (where Richardson attacked). It is impossible to say how much the road has changed over the past 150 years so we can only guess it is probably close to what it is now but not exactly the same.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Road leading to the <span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">Roulette farm. Half way along the Sunken Road to path heads north to the farm. This the direction the Union attackers came from, towards the camera.</span></td></tr>
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I walked both French’s and Richardson’s path to the Sunken Road. The photos I’ve posted will show you the incredibly unusual nature of both mini battles within the context of the entire battle, which in itself was unusual. It is well worth doing this if you ever get the chance. It will shatter the way you view the fighting in this area.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A friend I met along the side of the <span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">Roulette farm</span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> road.</span></td></tr>
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An amusing anecdote centers on the Roulette farm during the Union advance. A Confederate shell exploded amongst the Roulette family’s many bee hives. The explosion caused hundreds if not thousands of angry bees swarming around and looking for someone to sting. Much to the chagrin of soldiers of the 130th Pennsylvania Infantry they were the chosen target. It caused quite some confusion before the regiment was able to regain their composure and move along with any military looking order.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">Roulette barn.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: small;">Heading towards the Confederate lines crossing the <span style="text-align: start;">Roulette farm road. The tower on the left marks the end of the line </span>in the Sunken road. Notice you can not see the Sunken Road. It's an up hill march for </span><span style="font-size: small;">Richardson's division</span><span style="font-size: small;">. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panning just to the right gives you a wider view.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Half way to the Rebel lines in the Sunken Road looking west at the area in which French's division crossed right to left.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The monument to the 132nd Pennsylvania just on the Union side of the Sunken Road. This is looking north where the Union attacked the Rebs. This is the same monument in the very first picture.</td></tr>
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One eyewitness, Chaplain Henry S. Stevens of the 14th Connecticut Infantry, wrote of the damage to the house: "Bullets pierced it on the day of battle, and one huge shell tore through the west side, a little above the floor, and going through the parlor in an upward course passed through the ceiling and a wall beyond and fell harmless amid a heap of rubbish it had created, where we saw it many times that day. During the battle the rooms were stripped of their furnishings and the floors were covered with the blood and dirt and litter of a field hospital..."<br />
<br />Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305240413864328298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445135362230416959.post-40984917742472068682016-04-24T21:13:00.002-04:002016-05-05T11:37:46.494-04:00Something new?! What?<br />
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Well I haven’t been very active posting stuff on my blog as you have seen. I have been busy with other things and have been a slacker. The good thing is that I have been walking around Civil War battlefields, reading a slew of Civil War books, painting miniatures, playing games and writing some articles for Wargames Illustrated.<br />
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I have a ton of photos from my travels to post and I’ll do that soon. Some pics I’ll add a comment but probably not all. If you see something that looks unfamiliar send me a comment if you’d like to know what it was.<br />
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I usually spend one week a year travelling around and doing a lot of walking the fields. Sometimes it is with friends and sometimes by myself. On one of my solo trips I actually wanted to test the theory that Gettysburg might be haunted. I was thinking, if you wanted to speak to the dead or meet a ghost you’d need bait. If you are going fishing you can’t catch fish without a worm. So I came up with what I thought was a good idea! I went into a quiet spot along Stony Hill on a Tuesday when there should be no excess amount of visitors in April. Perfect spot for an encounter I thought. I didn’t want to spook a ghost. (pun intended) I brought with me what every Civil War soldier’s ghost might be drawn towards: coffee in a tin cup, hardtack cooked in bacon grease, cooked bacon and a speaker playing Civil War fife and drum music on my Ipod. So I found a nice small rock to sit on and waited silently for over two hours. Perfect, right?!<br />
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Well… it was less than successful. I sat there all alone and only saw a black snake (and he was huge!), a National Park Police car patrolling the park, two guys in a car touring (and looking at me strangely), a few birds, a few squirrels and a chipmunk. After what I thought was enough time if there was going to be some sort of encounter I got off my little rock ‘chair’, stretched my back and legs, dejectedly gathered my belongs and sadly walked back to my car parked near the Wheatfield. I ate the hardtack, bacon, swallowed the coffee (after fishing the bugs out of it) and called an end to my experiment. I guess I didn’t have the right bait. Damn.<br />
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As for miniatures I must make an effort to take more photos of my collection especially during games. I usually take a few pics early in the game or just after the set up but then I get into the flow of the battle but forget all about the camera. I hate that but it is what it is.<br />
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Watch this video. It show some of the ways your money generously donated can make a big difference.<br />
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<br />Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305240413864328298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445135362230416959.post-53128529884832045922014-05-30T21:26:00.001-04:002014-05-30T21:26:07.880-04:00Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign - Civil War in 4Here's a new video.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/96216723?title=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe> <a href="http://vimeo.com/96216723">The Civil War In4: The Overland Campaign</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/civilwartrust">Civil War Trust</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305240413864328298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445135362230416959.post-5957887846369954002014-05-07T15:12:00.001-04:002014-05-07T15:14:07.171-04:00Sunrise in Tapp Field - NPS artillery firing<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/dnh3XMZkidQ" width="480"></iframe>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305240413864328298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445135362230416959.post-84329706132223863582014-05-04T23:48:00.001-04:002014-05-04T23:48:42.145-04:00The Battle of the Wilderness 150th Anniversary<br />
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On May 5-6th 1864 the battle of the Wilderness was fought.It was the beginning of Gen. U.S. Grant's Overland's Campaign. It was also the beginning of the end for Gen. Robert E. Lee's army of Northern Virginia.<br />
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<br />Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305240413864328298noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445135362230416959.post-53967464002504308562014-04-07T00:34:00.001-04:002014-04-23T16:38:37.199-04:00Civil War in 4 - Religion<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/83334889" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305240413864328298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445135362230416959.post-44361582049681684392013-09-27T19:18:00.003-04:002013-10-13T13:10:32.885-04:00Animated Antietam Map<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Union troops try to flank the Rebs.</td></tr>
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Have you seen the Civil War Trust's animated Antietam map? It's pretty good and it is a nice overview of the battle. Here's the link:<br />
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While there try and donate to help save some battlefield. It's good for you and the future!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fredricksburg Dec. 1862 after Union bombardment and occupation of the town<br />
from the NPS Visitor's Center </td></tr>
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<br />Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305240413864328298noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445135362230416959.post-8513126992076050512013-09-09T14:16:00.003-04:002013-10-13T13:10:54.202-04:00The Civil War in 4 Minutes!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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You must check this out. Civil War Trust posted a whole slew of 4 minute videos. There are a wide range of topics and they are all informative and outstanding! Check them out especially if you are new to the Civil War and even if you think you know everything! They are so well done I was frankly shocked. Very well written.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This manikin is holding a 12 lbs. Napoleon shell. You can see the flannel bag (holding the powder charge) and the hole in the round shell where the fuse is screwed in. The uniform is a Reb artilleryman's shell jacket and trousers. Everything (except the manikin & Haversack) are original items. The picture was from my visit to the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, PA. </td></tr>
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Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305240413864328298noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445135362230416959.post-21147048611062902172013-06-22T23:13:00.000-04:002013-06-22T23:44:23.920-04:00More pics<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perry plastic horse, Saber and Saber rider<br />
and GMB flag</td></tr>
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I had some time today so I grabbed my camera and went outside for a photo shoot. The weather was perfect for it. I decided to just take some close ups instead of a mass infantry. I would have to get out a larger table and I was kinda lazy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well the contrast between the jacket and trousers<br />
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You may or may not read Wargames Soldiers & Strategy magazine but Mike Evans and I have written several articles for them. In the recent issue 66 we did a several articles and scenarios for the 1<sup>st</sup> day’s fighting at Gettysburg. We had to trim a bit since in total it became too much to fit. The bibliography didn’t make it in due to space. We felt it was important but… you can’t fit 5 pounds of stuff into a 3 pound bag. I have included it below because I felt it would be invaluable for readers that might want to follow up and get details of the actual fighting. This especially true now that the 150<sup>th</sup> anniversary is less than two months away. The list below is by no means complete. It is just the ‘first books’ you might want to read about the battle. Enjoy! <o:p></o:p><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Battle of Gettysburg is one of the most written about battles in history. Here are just a few that we have used extensively to prepare these articles:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">From the author of the essential Army of the Potomac trilogy. A Stillness at Appomattox is the 3<sup>rd</sup> book in this trilogy. This book (the 2<sup>nd</sup> book) deals with the political as well as military aspects of the war in Northern Virginia in 1863. Recommended.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The book covers the South Cavalry battlefield, Farnsworth’s charge & the battle of Fairfield. If the cavalry interests you this is the book for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hugely detailed these are musts for the serious students of the battle. Great information for gamers because of this detail.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A classic. Easy to read and highly recommended.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Detailed maps outline troop movements through-out the campaign. The battle is covered in detail. Wargamers will find this a treasure trove for scenarios. Highly recommended.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Have you ever seen this film before? This is what Civil War soldiers are supposed to look like. This is almost a great painting guide by itself. The action is superb too!<br />
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I have never seen the film and know nothing about it but it LOOKS good. Must track this one downDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305240413864328298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445135362230416959.post-66928846675684224772013-03-03T15:23:00.000-05:002013-03-03T15:23:04.657-05:00Heading to Cold Wars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I will be marching through the cold weather to get to the HMG East's Cold Wars convention in Lancaster, PA. If you are going you might see me trying my rules out so stop by and say hello. I will try try try to remember to take lots of pictures. I always forget but... this time definitely! I also need to drop some cash in the Dealer's Hall to restock my semi-depleted reserves of lead. See ya there!<br />
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Whew... done! All Color Guards, Brigade officers, Regimental officers, Field Music and MEN painted and flocked... all done! Add to this I'm also totally done with 5th Corps brigades of Tilton and Sweitzer and ALL the brigades of Hood's and McLaws' brigades means I am on the home stretch. I still have to finish Caldwell's division, Willard's brigade and the two U.S. brigades of Day and Burbank is easy now. The artillery is about half way done. All 3rd Corps batteries are done so what remains are the scattered batteries of the Reserve Artillery. Hip hip hooray!!!<br />
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I also finished up all my peach orchard trees. Okay well... honestly I have to touch up the fruit and turn apples into peaches but... it goes down in my book as 99% done.<br />
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Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305240413864328298noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445135362230416959.post-79165472878840966612012-12-21T22:53:00.000-05:002013-06-23T10:53:50.217-04:00Very intriguing....<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I spent about 2 hours combing through the Official Records tonight looking stuff up on a research project. I stumbled across </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">telegraphs</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> totally unrelated to what I was looking for. I found one really really cool thing. On June
12th 1863, there was a telegraph back and forth between Army of the Potomac
Cavalry Corps commander Gen. Alfred Pleasonton to the Army of the Potomac Chief
Quartermaster Gen. Rufus Ingalls.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The exchange was about supplies and holding on to them around the
various depots. CSA cavalry leader Col. Mosby was raiding and evading </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">Union</span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">cavalry
patrols even though Union cavalry was trying to pin him
down into a trap. Mosby kept escaping. I don't know the exact particulars
that precipitated this telegraph exchange but Pleasonton wrote
to Ingalls,</span> </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Your dispatch is received. Ask the General (</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i style="font-size: 12pt;">don't know who
this is</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">) how much of a bribe he can stand to get Mosby's services. There is
a chance for him, and just now he could do valuable service in the
way of information as well as humbugging the enemy. </span></span></b><br />
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about, who stumped his toe, and was too big to cry."</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>"I think your scheme can succeed in
regard to Mosby, do not hesitate as to the matter of money. Use your own
judgement, and do precisely what you think best for the public good."</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nothing in the Official Records that I can
find follows this up. I don't know what they
were talking about, what happened and who was this
"General" in which Pleasonton speaks. Very intriguing....</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305240413864328298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445135362230416959.post-14964408051063973872012-12-10T19:27:00.000-05:002013-06-22T23:52:41.093-04:00Another painting or collecting update<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I have been a busy beaver trying to finish all the Color Guards I will need. It's tough work but someone has to do it! Above you will see the 7th NJ Color Guard. They were from Burling's brigade (3/2/III) at Gettysburg. Strangely enough the entire brigade wore Frock coats during the battle. I have left these on the back end of the painting schedule.<br />
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Recently I put an order (or 3) with Foundry for their Frock coated Union models. I had purchased the needed amount of Frock coats from Redoubt but... I was never in love with them. The heads are separate, they never really fit on very well, the hair styles are wrong in some cases, the mould line run over the FRONT of their faces (grrrrrr...) and the coats are either too short or just lousy models. The good thing is before I painted lots of them Foundry lowered their prices so I jumped on that. Now, they are a bit chunkier in stature (than Redoubt) and they suffer the same problems as all the Perry Civil War models face (both the old Foundry models and their OWN stuff recently) their equipment is not really to scale. It's annoying but honestly they just make my life a lot easier since I need well over 180 of them. In the pic above the standard bearers are Redoubt and the back two models are Foundry. Sadly the Perrys nor the Foundry have Frock coated Standard Bearers so I'm stuck with Redoubt for that.<br />
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For the Rebs it is all the brigades of Hood's and McLaws' divisions. There are also I think one or two from Wilcox's division as well. Mostly the III Corps is done (apart from Burling and 1 or 2 of Carr's) and most of Tilton and Sweitzer's V Corps brigades are done. I think I randomly did two II Corps regiments too.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just thought I'd throw this pic in for giggles. It is a Brigade C.O. and his staff. Each brigade will eventually get this treatment when I get around to them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stuff in the early stages of painting. There are 6 more Color Guards and more Frock coated Burling's men.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course if you want to play a scenario of the Peach Orchard you need Peach trees. I need to base a bunch more. So far 6 are done. *sigh* I'll get there.</td></tr>
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I think after the latest batch of Color Guards (above) are finished I might switch off and get back to my Union artillery. They need loving too. It gets tedious to do the same thing all the time. Oh and BTW, all the flags are GMB. I love them.Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305240413864328298noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445135362230416959.post-92216645032407783552012-12-07T22:29:00.000-05:002013-06-22T23:55:03.871-04:00Two Days of Gettysburg by Henry Edwin Tremain<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Capt. James Smith's 4th NY Lt. Artillery battery on Devil's Den</td></tr>
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I am in the process of reading the book, Two Days of
Gettysburg by Maj. Henry Edwin Tremain. You may know that he was on Sickles'
staff at Gettysburg. It is interesting to read his views and observations. Some
of them not normally used in histories of the battle. They might seem of minor
importance to most readers/historians but I always find these interesting to
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He had an expression that seems to be quite common at least
to his contemporaries. Being a staff officer he frequently was called upon to ride
to other corps, division, brigade commanders and even army HQ’s with reports or
requests for orders. The staff officers had a term that they used describing
their reception and dealing with officers unknown to them. The term was
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Before dawn on the first day of July, Tremain was instructed
to ride north to ask Gen. Reynolds if he had any orders for Sickles. By the
time he arrived in Gettysburg and met Reynolds the battle had begun but it was
before the 1<sup>st</sup> Corps infantry was engaged fully. Reynolds was
sitting on his horse all by himself, without staff, and Tremain had never met
him before. He rode up while Reynolds was looking through his binoculars and
apparently did not sense or hear his approach. He remained quiet expecting the
General to speak. Tremain said there was an awkward very long pause and not
knowing Reynolds he didn’t know the correct etiquette and how he dealt with his
staff. According to Tremain some Generals treated their staff as messengers
only and some as confidants Sickles was the type of man that always listened
to comments in addition to reports so there was a by-play with his staff in a
very familiar manner. Tremain said the pause was almost beyond awkward and he
assumed Reynolds either didn't know he was there or was “frosting” him. He
explained that to mean treating the other person coldly and belittling them. He
gulped and was about to speak when Reynolds seemed to awaken from his concentration,
excused himself and greeted him warmly. Tremain identified himself and asked
for orders. He told Tremain to ride back to Sickles and have him bring the 3<sup>rd</sup>
corps up and continued with his field glass inspection. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">statue of Maj. Gen. George G. Meade</td></tr>
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On the 2<sup>nd</sup> day he was instructed by Sickles to
ride to army HQ and report to Gen Meade about the skirmish that took place on
Seminary Ridge woods between Berdan’s sharpshooters and the 3<sup>rd</sup>
Maine with the Confederate column which we now know was the lead brigade of
Hill’s corps. Again, he rode to Army HQ not having met Meade ever so he was
unfamiliar with his HQ etiquette. He arrived at the widow Leister’s house
(Meade’s HQ for the battle) and was met by Meade’s staff in the yard. Meade’s
staff asked what it was he was reported and Tremain explained his mission and
was told to go into the house to report his finding to the General himself
since it was something he might want to hear directly from him and perhaps ask
questions. As he stepped into the doorway he noticed Meade alone, stooped over
a map spread out on the table. Just like
Reynolds Meade was intently scanning the map and did not notice him enter the
room. After another awkward pause Meade looked up and half smiled and asked if
he had any information for him. Tremain said he did and reported his findings
adding that Sickles thought the recent development might mean that the Rebs
were trying to flank the army on the left. . Meade thanked him and commented
that every General thinks the enemy is getting set to attack their line in
particular. He stated in his book that he felt “frosted” after Meade’s remarks.
Meade then said that he could ask Gen.
Hunt for some additional artillery to be posted on his line if needed and that
he would have cavalry posted on the left to patrol the area. He had no other
order for Sickles so Tremain saluted and left.
After the War, Tremain in speaking with other officers on Reynolds’ and
Meade’s staff that both Generals were genial fellows which did not normally
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maj. Henry Edwin Tremain</td></tr>
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The other interesting bit I read so far was the habit of
knocking down all fences in front of and around their lines. This was done to
alleviate the need in case of a future movement. The fencing always slowed
their marches and having them out of the way made their movement faster and on
the morning of the 2<sup>nd</sup> Tremain asked and received permission to get
all the fences pulled down, “before the troops moved than to be annoyed with
fences wrecking while maneuvering.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Klingel farm viewed from southeast of the farm.</td></tr>
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<o:p> </o:p>Now as gamer designing scenarios, whether they are
historical or otherwise, this brings up an interesting debate. Should you
layout extensive fencing everywhere or not? If Tremain’s statement can be used
as a ‘normal’ tactic then perhaps you should. If battles are more of a meeting
engagement then more then likely not. Something to think about, eh?</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farm lane to Slyder farm at the western base of Big Round Top </td></tr>
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One last thing that I have been more excited about: my
Kindle! I’ve had it for 2 years now. Previously I had never thought I’d get
one. I love books and an electronic book just isn’t the same! Who would want
it? It’s absurd. I bought one thinking maybe it might be more cost efficient
for a few books since a Kindle version is cheaper, takes up less space on my
overcrowded book shelf and if the book is not that interesting to keep long
term why not buy a Kindle version? At first I bought only books that I’d never
need for research, did not include an extensive photo and map section. In a way
I still use this guideline but an unexpected development has entered the fray…
the website Open Library. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Open Library is a God-send for people like me looking for
old and out of print books. A good example of what is available is the Tremain
book. That’s how I am reading it. You can’t buy this book unless you can get
through a collector or some search library. The price to purchase this book
would be very high and who knows what condition it but be in. Well you can
download this book and read it in minutes! Just think of research
possibilities! While giving my Gettysburg tour in April I was talking with 3
college Professors about this. They scoffed at E readers in general for the
exact same reasons I had. I tried to explain how it can help find those obscure
books but I don’t think I was very successful. Oh well, their loss. <o:p></o:p></div>
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There are books I would NOT buy with an E reader like Kindle
though. For books that have charts, table, pictures and maps I think it might
make it very difficult to flip back and forth. The bonus with the E reader is
the very nice searchable tool built in and you can bookmark pages and/or
passages. That’s a GREAT feature. As long as the book is mostly text it is an
amazing way and cheap way to read new and old books. Sure I love the feel of a
book and a new book smell but… I gotta say when you have no place to put books
any more you need options.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305240413864328298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445135362230416959.post-32692236772674516152012-09-13T20:36:00.000-04:002013-06-22T23:56:51.828-04:00Antietam<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monument of the 14th Connecticut looking towards the Roulette farm</td></tr>
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The Civil War Trust has just posted some really dynamite stuff
on their website for the 150<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the battle of
Antietam. You have to check them out! The animated maps and the battlefield 360
tour is first rate. Of course this doesn’t mean that is all! Find out now!<o:p></o:p></div>
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While you have a chance please donate to the Civil War Trust
to help save our battlefields. The CWT is a non-profit organization that does
not keep a bunch of your money for them either. No no no… they pour that money
back into saving land so developers don’t turn it into strip malls, Walmarts,
McDonalds etc. I urge you to donate whatever you can before it is too late.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am headed for Antietam myself next week and then on to
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking South and the Hagerstown Turnpike on the right</td></tr>
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Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305240413864328298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445135362230416959.post-36545601372935232172012-08-26T16:09:00.001-04:002012-09-24T12:23:09.256-04:00Painting update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished painting and spraying these models. They still need basing though. They will join the 5th Corps.</td></tr>
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It has been a while since I updated the blog. I have been kinda busy but... I also have had lots of things plan and half finished to post but have been lazy posting. Sorry.<br />
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Anyway, I have added more stuff recently so I thought I'd show some progress. The models done recently have been 80% Union since I need more and more of them. Waiting patiently are 176 Rebs that are painted but need to be based. I hate basing them. It's annoying, time consuming and very tedious.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These models are in line waiting for either paint, basing, flocking... and other final touches. You will notice all those 12 Lbs. Napoleons on the right side. They will fill-in the 3rd Corps and Reserve Artillery batteries. Once these guns are finished I have about 6 to 8 3-inch Ordnance rifles to be completed and I'm done with the guns.</td></tr>
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I am currently trying to work my way through all the Color Guards of the various regiments needed for my huge project. So far all the 3rd Corps regiments are done except for Burling's brigade. I am almost finished with Barnes's division of the 5th Corps. After that I just need to do Caldwell's 2nd Corps division. All the regiments of Hood's and McLaw's divisions are done. I plan to do a few of Wilcox's regiments as too and... maybe Perry's brigade as well. We'll see.<br />
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The pictures of the tool box shows some of what is done. I have 3 of the Sears, 3 - drawer tool boxes. Each tool box is full. I have to figure some other method of storage since the boxes themselves are <b><i>very</i></b> heavy. I recently bought a few Really Useful Boxes and that might work out well. All my models are based with magnetic peel and stick on the bottoms or metal bases with trays. I lined the bottom of the Really Useful Boxes with the paper steel so everything works together well. In addition to all of this I have 8 foam trays filled with individual artillery crewmen, officers on foot, drummer boys, buglers on foot and casualty figures.<br />
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Here you can see part of the Really Useful Boxes with mounted officers, brigade flag bearers, buglers and some Zouaves that didn't fit into the tool boxes.<br />
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I need to get back to work now. Only 23 million more models to paint! It's all down hill now. Hoorah!<br />
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Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305240413864328298noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445135362230416959.post-8210240854210261432012-07-03T07:23:00.000-04:002013-06-22T23:58:49.602-04:00Old NPS loading and firing video<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Do you remember the old video from the NPS at Gettysburg that showed infantry loading and firing and cannon loading and firing? The first time I went there it was in the old Cyclorama Center before they had the Visitor Center. Eventually the video players moved into the Visiotr Center. After they opened the brand NEW Visitor Center the films have disappeared... or so I thought. I was searching on Youtube and found them! Someone posted them. Oh the memories. Cool.<br />
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Here is a shot of the old Visitor Center in the middle of the demolition. This shot was from the Gettysburg Daily, posted on their website on April 1, 2009. You can visit their website and see a whole bunch of great photos and videos. I have the link on the right.</div>
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Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305240413864328298noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445135362230416959.post-65490310365315479802012-06-10T12:11:00.000-04:002013-06-23T00:00:34.856-04:00Snake rail fence (or worm fence) gate opening<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There seems to be some confusion about how to make a snake rail fence gate opening. Obviously this would be needed to move in and out of a fenced off area to plow or whatever the farmer wanted to do. There is no fence here now but to make one yourself is not that tough and you can do it right.<br />
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If the farmer wanted the corners of a snake rail fenced area squared off he could use the same styled post for a 90 degree angle. He just needs to drill the holes on two sides and not straight through.<br />
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You can use a typical post from a post and rail fence and slide the tapered ends of the rails into the holes. This is shown above. You can either add an additional post that connects the swinging gate as close as needed. The alternative is to use only <b>this</b> side as the closing side and it would not be a weight bearing end. You can use rope or a metal loop to hold the gate shut.</div>
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The gate would have two metal pieces that has a round ring that fits the metal bit pictured here. If you look at the picture at the top you will see the metal piece in relation to the whole opening. Make sense?<br />
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BTW... if you follow this link: <a href="http://www.flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/Documents/WargamesIllustrated/HowToMakeSnakeRailFences.pdf">http://www.flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/Documents/WargamesIllustrated/HowToMakeSnakeRailFences.pdf</a><br />
You will see the WRONG way to make worm fences. It's a nice articles and would be better if the authors knew anything about these fences. Don't do it. Look at pictures of real fences! Just sayin'...<br />
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Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305240413864328298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445135362230416959.post-28773615345711669792012-05-28T12:26:00.000-04:002013-06-23T10:51:21.201-04:00Our first Memorial Day?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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If you are looking for a nice article about our first Memorial Day celebration go to the link below. The site is Gatehouse Press. They publish Civil War books and print the superb Gettysburg magazine. The link below is about our first Memorial Day and how it came about.<br />
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Now remember, we are talking about our AMERICAN Memorial Day not other Memorial celebrations in other countries. Some smart alec posted a snide comment after the article. He was probably annoyed that the article has the title "The first Memorial Day?" The article is about OUR first. Sheeeccchhhh!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sallie was the mascot of the 11th Pennsylvania. Sallie stayed with the dead and dying of the regiment at Gettysburg while the rest of the regiment fell back to Cemetery Hill. After the battle was over the men of the regiment found Sallie dehydrated but lying patiently with her friends, protecting them. Years later when it came time to erect a monument for the regiment the old veterans chose to have her likeness at the base. People visiting the battlefield today often leave dog treats for her on the monument.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Father Corby of the Irish Brigade blessing the regiments before they went into the fight.</td></tr>
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Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305240413864328298noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445135362230416959.post-78278278945701640142012-05-13T12:16:00.000-04:002013-06-23T00:03:59.064-04:00A sad sad day....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a pic from the Gettysburg Daily web site posted in March. It shows the 38th PA near Little Round Top and the soldier is probably very sad today. Here is the caption posted with this photo:</td></tr>
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have been reading the Gettysburg Daily as I have over the past few years you
will appreciate the sad news posted on their web site today. If you have NOT
been reading the daily posts you have been missing some outstanding
Gettysburg/Civil War goodness. Every day they post panoramic photos or video
blogs/series about a whole host of topics. It is truly the first
place I check every morning. Anyway... this morning when I checked I saw the
message which I cut and pasted below. Read it and weep with me:</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc;"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Courier;">After over four years and thousands of hours of putting up
daily posts on things kind of related to Gettysburg, the Gettysburg Daily is
going to be taking an indefinite break, starting today. We’ll still be posting
some content in the weeks to come, but no longer on a daily basis. Rest
assured, everyone behind the scenes is in good health, but other obligations
have made this hiatus a necessity.</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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this project and have been amazed by the support we’ve received over the years
and at seeing how many people have visited the website — your kind comments,
emails, and donations allowed us to become a much stronger site today than we
were at the beginning. For now, think of us as “Gettysburg, Every Once in a
While.” Please <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/GettysburgDaily"><b><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">subscribe to our
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Gettysburg Daily</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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all stuff Gettysburg and Civil War in general you should check it out. Go to
the Archive Section on their site to to look at a daily listing OR go to the
section that has the Guides listed. They have a whole particular series there.
This makes it easier to see what catches your fancy and you can click the links
for each episode.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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come back soon. Perhaps they just need a break to re-charge their batteries. I
know it is a LOT of work. With the 150th anniversary coming up next
year they will hopefully be posting many more daily gems. We can only
hope. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Mom. Even though I know she doesn't have a computer (or "puter" as
she calls it) or even know how to turn it on if she had one, remember to thank your
Mom too. Well... call her for sure.</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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