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- From: cjt1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Charles Ten Brink)
- Subject: American Civil War Stuff
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.195845.18834@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- References: <1992Dec8.172059.18295@hus <1992Dec19.221256.19095@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <1992Dec19.222536.19404@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 19:58:45 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec19.222536.19404@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> PAPAI@kcgl1.eng.ohio-state.edu (Jonathan Papai) writes:
- > Abner Doubleday was a General from New York. Among the
- >battles he almost had his troops in was at Antietam Creek, where
- >Union commander "Young Napolean" George McClellan held his corps
- >in reserve a couple of miles north of the battle. Snatching a
- >draw from the jaws of victory.
- >
- > The one death at Fort Sumter occured when a cannon was
- >firing a final salute to the Federal colors. However, the cannon
- >did not explode. It recoiled enough to fall off the back of the
- >elevated platform it was sitting on, and fell on a guy and
- >crushed him.
- >
- >ObACWstuff: At Antietam Battlefield National park, South of town
- >and near the creek, stands an obelisk with an inscription that
- >reads approximately: "Near this spot, on September 17,1862,
- >Seargent William McKinley, later President of the United States,
- >served coffee and biscuits to weary soldiers from Ohio.
- >
- >ObUL: Neither Abe Lincoln or Genl McClellan have living descendants.
- >
- >ObUL2: A newsgroup actually exists that discusses ONLY this kind
- >of stuff.
-
- Gee, I knew I should do a better job of monitoring this newsgroup
- for cross-pollination. The correct answer to ObUL2 is (drum roll)
- alt.war.civil.usa. Come join us sometime.
- --Chuck
-
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