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Discussion in 'Military History' started by C.Evans, Jan 19, 2011.

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  1. Skipper

    Skipper Kommodore

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    Cheers Gordon, the only thing I messed up was adding the comment after the thread instead of as an introduction, but well I left a redirection link instead, so it should work just as good.
     
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    GRW Pillboxologist WW2|ORG Editor

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    No worries. :cool:
    So remind me - are any of you Stateside rogues civil war re-enactors?
     
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    Reminds me of the Film, 'Sweet Home Alabama' with Reece Witherspoon, where her dad is a Confederate Officer in a re-enactment group, great 'Corpses' scene!! :D
     
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    Yep. Great movie, too.
     
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  5. LRusso216

    LRusso216 Graybeard Staff Member

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    Good job, Skipper. The ACW was one of the first areas of study for me when I was just a kid.
     
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    Rather than post this in the "Forthcoming Military History Conferences/Lectures" thread,
    it seems more appropriate to mention it here.

    Dr. Richard J. Sommers, Senior Historian, U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center,
    will present a lecture, "The Generalship of Ulysses S. Grant and the American Civil War"
    in the Perspectives in Military History Lecture Series on Feb. 16 in Ridgeway Hall, AHEC, Carlisle, PA.

    The U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center (USAHEC)

    Richard Sommers has had a long and distinguished career with the Military History Institute
    and the Army Heritage and Education Center.

    By the way, the last time I saw him, he bore more than a little resemblance to George Meade.

    The AHEC is the repository of one of the largest Civil War photograph collections in the United States,
    including the vast Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS) Massachusetts
    collection.

    http://www.carlisle.army.mil/AHEC/mediagallery/photoGallery.cfm?id=57

    http://www.carlisle.army.mil/AHEC/mollus.cfm



    Dave
     
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    A-58 Cool Dude

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    At least you have something that draws a lot of attention that is not inflammatory and controversial for a change. So far even the Yankees haven't made much of a stink over it.
     
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    Thanks USMCPrice, its interesting to see the changes in building Forts from wooden palisades to the real stuff. Also clear to see is the changing in planning them. First you have a Fort with an watchtower on every corner and then they started to build them much more intelligent very close to the Maginot Line Forts with the possibilty of flanking fire and so on. Great!
     
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  9. Skipper

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    Well that's probably because the large majority of the protagonists are Rebs , but do'nt worry more Northeners will join in . But as long as this thread keeps bringing quality information and no riot ,it's fine with me:)
     
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    I'm a Yankee, but that doesn't preclude me from having an interest in the Civil War. I've been to Gettysburg several times and visited a number of the forts USMC Price listed, including Fort Sumter. Without getting into the political prelude and all of the attendant issues that caused the conflict, I've been interested in the personalities and battles. I haven't done much reading on the subject recently, but my interest in studying history is partly the result of a visit to Gettysburg and Front Royal, Virginia in 1963 when I was 16.
     
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  11. USMCPrice

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    I don't think you need to worry. I have as much stuff on Federal units as southern, in fact if you notice we've already posted information about the 86th Illinois a Federal unit (and a pretty tough one from the information posted). I've always been of the opinion that the heroism of the "Stonewall" brigade, Hood's Texans or Coppen's Louisianan's would not be nearly as impressive if it weren't for the equally brave and stalwart service of the Federal "Iron" Brigade, "Irish" Brigade, or the 20th Maine.
     
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    I don't want to veer too far off track but was wondering; When I was in grade school we had to recite the "Gettysburg Address". One of those confidence/memory builder exercises and wondered if y'all Southern folk had to do the same. Maybe a Jefferson or Jackson speech?
     
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    That's good enough reason for me!
     
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  14. USMCPrice

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    Nope, we learned and recited the same speech as you. Of course it is probably one of the top ten greatest speeches of all time.
     
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    It's the only speech that I can still recite the whole thing. Of course being a 'boy from Illinois' it was kind of ingrained.
     
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    And as speeches go, it was relatively short and easier to remember.
     
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    Gettysburg National Military Park offers a short day by day account of the battle on its website.

    Gettysburg National Military Park Virtual Tour, Day 1 - Direction Page

    The PA DCNR has republished as a pdf the booklet "Geology and the Gettysburg Campaign,"
    which discusses how both Lee and Meade used the terrain effectively. By the way, Gettysburg
    is probably the only Civil War site where you can see dinosaur tracks on your tour of the battlefield.

    http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/education/es5/es5.pdf

    Gettysburg Dinosaur Footprints | Gettysburg Daily

    Here is Devil's Den, looking east towards Little Round Top.

    View attachment 12577

    And the famous but staged photo of the dead rebel sharpshooter at the same spot.

    Gettysburg National Military Park Virtual Tour Stop#11- The Confederate sharpshooter

    And another view of the outcrop of boulders at Devil's Den.

    View attachment 12578

    Gettysburg National Military Park - Earth Science Picture of the Day

    This is one of my favorite monuments, commemorating the 116th Pennsylvania Infantry.

    View attachment 12579


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    Here's the view of the Union troops of Pickett's Charge. I've stood on both sides and still can't fathom how they convinced themselves to cross that field.
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    [SIZE=-1]The field of Pickett's Charge. Pickett's, Pettigrew's, and Trimble's commands marched from the distant line of trees to Cemetery Ridge, breaking the Union line at the Angle and "High Water Mark" in the foreground.

    Gettysburg National Military Park Virtual Tour Stop#19- Pickett's Charge Field
    [/SIZE]
     
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    I've walked it, hot summer's day carrying only the Southern Cross, all uphill and most of time you look at the ridge and you feel naked. Respect for those Rebs, big time!!
     
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