Happy Birthday Joe! Must be a damn big cake to hold all those candles ;) Tom ...   Thu Aug 10th, 2006 08:49 pm

And Grant would've been destroyed at Shiloh if Buell had not arrived at the last minute.  Grant did not win Shiloh, Buell did   Longstreet, Is this statement ...   Thu Aug 10th, 2006 08:36 pm

CountyGrey, I am very confused with your post and not sure how to reply.  he didn't put too much of a tactical view on everything... ..example, ...   Wed Aug 9th, 2006 02:30 pm

As the tactics of both men are still studied at West Point, Sandhurst and Saint-Cyr I could hardly see how either one could be considered ...   Fri Aug 4th, 2006 05:14 pm

I joined up in 78 and was on the "Snortin' Norton" from 79 to 83. She was an old converted sea plane tender from WWII. Gawd, ...   Tue Aug 1st, 2006 02:14 pm

I was on the USS Norton Sound AVM-1. The ship that tested the radar & launchers before they went to the fleet. BTW the Spruance ...   Tue Aug 1st, 2006 01:48 pm

Navy AEGIS, wow that takes me back! I was on the test ship for that program long before it hit the fleet. I think I ...   Sat Jul 29th, 2006 01:22 pm

Tim, You found another one of a kind gun at Petersburg. Although you did not see any identifying stamps apparently someone did awhile back before it ...   Mon Jul 24th, 2006 03:48 pm

Tim, Do you have another photo of the unmarked cannon, a profile shot? The cannon on the right is intresting. The records show it should be at ...   Sat Jul 22nd, 2006 05:34 pm

What you have there is a "false Napoleon". These are found mostly at Gettysburg and were 6-pounder guns and rifles that were modified by the ...   Sat Jul 22nd, 2006 05:12 pm

This account occurs as the 55th USCT is retreating through Ripley, MS after Brice's Crossroads, "While fighting at this place, large numbers of men and women ...   Wed Jul 12th, 2006 03:43 pm

John, No offense taken. Enjoying this thread immensly. Best regards, Tom ...   Wed Jul 12th, 2006 02:23 pm

Hank, The numbers concerning slavery in the southern sates can indeed be confusing when considering the number of families that owned slaves or the number of ...   Tue Jul 11th, 2006 03:10 pm

John, It was not my intention to “sugarcoat” the results of the release of the Emancipation Proclamation, nor is there any need to. It is ...   Tue Jul 11th, 2006 02:32 pm

I rarely respond but I just felt compelled to add my two cents.I apologize for the length of my response.    They want you to believe the ...   Fri Jul 7th, 2006 04:10 pm

Interpretation - Do not try to satisfy your vanity by teaching a great many things. Awaken people's curiosity. It is enough to open minds; do ...   Tue Jun 20th, 2006 03:12 pm

So I guess the real topic is who are the unsung underrated units? Which regiments and brigades gave their all and never made the headlines? I ...   Thu May 4th, 2006 01:57 pm

I enjoyed the spirited debate over the last several weeks concenring the thread: "Is the Confederate Flag a symbol of racism?" The answer to this ...   Thu Apr 27th, 2006 09:54 pm

I can assure you the existence of high grass at Stone’s River is not an indication of neglect of the historic resource. Like many of ...   Sun Mar 26th, 2006 01:51 pm

Susan, Go to http://www.laalmanac.com/history/hi06b.htm The site has a small paragraph about the union barracks on Catalina Island. Tom ...   Sat Mar 18th, 2006 05:38 pm

Rebalgray, It is my understanding that the powder chamber was to concentrate the force of the smaller charge of powder, thus similar projectiles of the same ...   Fri Mar 17th, 2006 01:49 pm

Rebelgray, Let me quote from Field Artillery Weapons of the Civil War: To bridge the gap between high velocity guns and "vertical firing" mortars, howitzers were ...   Thu Mar 16th, 2006 05:49 pm

Amost forgot, I'm headed to California in September and plan on hitting Drum Barracks and the union barracks on Catalina Island. Tom ...   Wed Mar 15th, 2006 03:14 pm

Hello Gang, Aside from daily visits to Corinth and Shiloh I have a week long trip to Vicksburg planned (I'll be doing some bronze preservation work ...   Wed Mar 15th, 2006 03:12 pm

Doug, A 6ponder smoothbore (or a columbiad) could never be mistaken for a Napoleon. By definition a napoleon is a 12 pounder smoothbore gun. It was ...   Tue Mar 7th, 2006 06:04 pm

Chris, Unfortunatley volunteers in our area are very scarce. Our "Friends of Shiloh" group exists in name only. Our biggest problem concerning trash is the 2 and ...   Thu Feb 23rd, 2006 01:03 pm

I’m sorry I took so long to reply to Javal’s invitation to respond to this thread, I accompanied my wife to Atlanta for a business ...   Wed Feb 15th, 2006 04:05 pm

For those of you that don’t know me I am a Park Ranger at Shiloh though most of my time is spent at the Corinth ...   Sat Jan 28th, 2006 02:12 pm