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Desecration at Brandy Station.....
One of the things I will also do, is point my readers to other issues that are near and dear to my heart. And one of them is Preservation.I have not commented on what has happened at Brandy Station...
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More on the Desecration at Brandy Station..
I am sure that Eric would not mind.. Included is the link to his thoughts and discussion at Brandy Station. And once again folks this is the area from which the 1st NJ Cavalry attacked up Fleetwood...
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New Jersey Units at Gettysburg.. By Corps
Hi all,Well I thought I would begin to acquaint you with the units from New Jersey at Gettysburg.They had as follows.II Corps12th New Jersey Volunteers ( Buck and Ball boys) Two monuments. The Bliss...
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20 th Maine vs the 11th NJ.. Who had the higher casualties?
I put this out there tonight for a couple of reasons..One is to see if any one reading this blog.. And the other is to prove a point.....So lets get to it.....Any one want to jump in?I will give it 24...
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The saga of the 2nd New Brigade or better known as where oh where did my...
During the afternoon hours of July 2, 1863, the 2nd New Jersey brigade found itself playing a game of "Musical locations"... First it found itself siting basically in the woods across the road from...
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The Answer to the 20th Maine Vs the 11th NJ..
Here is the answer.... According to the book compiled by Dr David Martin and John Busey, "Regimental Strengths and loses at Gettysburg".. 20th Maine... This is a stunner btw... 20th Maine. 125 total......
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May I Introduce the New Jersey Civil War Heritage Association.. or THE NJCWHA
Hey all,Welll back in 2003 I had met Joe Bilby while stomping the cemetery where my Mom and other families are buried. We chatted and the next thing I know I am invited to join the NJCWHA. Welllll I...
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The 11 th New Jersey Regiment of Volunteers at Gettysburg Part 1
Hi folks,Its late in the day, but I promised an update or at least part one of a five part series on the 11th at Gettysburg..Part 1 is going to be this .. And intro. Part 2, introduction of the...
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A new book coming out New Jersey at Gettysburg
Hi all,I wanted to give you all a heads up.Early spring a new book published by Longstreet Publishing will be coming out. The narrative is written by my good friend Dr. David Martin. Titled New Jersey...
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Sick as a .........
Hi all,Welllll I went and got myself so sick I couldn't lift a finger to write.. I haven't forgotten as well ....So now that I am on the mend, I will post more...Back at it we go!!!!!!JIM
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Part II The 11th NJ at Gettysburg Its Colonel
The man to your left is Colonel Robert McAllister.Born in Juanita County Pa he raised on the farm of his father which he works into the 1830s. He meets his beloved wife and they marry and settle down...
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The 11 th New Jersey Regiment of Volunteers at Gettysburg Part II a -Schoonover
Talk about a battlefield promotion. In the middle of this is the sketch of John Schoonover. Born in 1828 he raised by his parents in Bushkill Falls. When the war clouds begin to gather they find him...
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The 11 th New Jersey Regiment of Volunteers at Gettysburg Part II B -Phillip...
The OTHER Phil Kearny.... Most people who know any thing about New Jersey in the American Civil War, know of Major General Phillip J. Kearny. But very few folks know that we had TWO Phillip J....
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New Jersey at Gettysburg The 11th NJ - Part II -C A missing hero
The photo is of Capt Andrew Ackerman Co C.. KIA Gettysburg July 2,1863. Orginaly from Jersey City and musters into the regiment as a 2nd LT, he takes command of Co I, shortly after Chancelorsville.A...
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The Old Electric Map at Gettysburg- thoughts on preserving it
http://www.civilwarlibrarian.blogspot.com/The above link will take you to an article on the old electric map... Now I for one would like to see this thing saved and re-displayed. Actually I have always...
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An Apology
Hi folks,My very dear friend Steve Basic pointed out to me that I needed to slow down and reread my posts before I do so. They have been filled with misspellings and pronunciation errors. In my...
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The 11 th New Jersey Regiment of Volunteers at Gettysburg Part III - A...
Or better known when the ground doesn't match the After Action Report. During the later afternoon hours of July 2,1863 the III Corps is ordered to advance to a line that begins just south of the...
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A bit of house work
Hi all,There are many who know me and know me well. I love to share what I learn. However, I also know from the past experience of friends that there are folks who will plagiarize from blogs and...
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The 11th New Jersey at Gettysburg Part 4 Location, Location, Location
I have shared the story of how I got start on my focus on New Jersey at Gettysburg, so I will not go over that again, unless it is felt that I needed to so. Therefore I will go from there.One of the...
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11th New Jersey at Gettysburg... Part 4.. Locations, you want locations?
Hi all,Sorry for the time lapse in the update of this blog. First day I have had to sit down, and put this together.The 11th arrived with the rest of the III Corps some time during the early hours of...
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Interested in the 11th NJ? Me? Nahhhhh..
I have been so busy working and helping with edits on other peoples works besides having a life I forgot to update this... My apologies.. Its been since March.. YIKES!!!OK... Its time to get back to...
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Back to the 11th NJ
I see there are 7 of you following this blog. I would love to see a lot more.. So if you all would be so kind to pass the word on this I would deeply appreciate it..I am asked repeatedly why my...
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Robert, John, Ackerman and wellll yea me!
I posted early about the impact that the 11th has had on my life. I reread that this morning, found myself thinking further on. Then in my minds eye I went back to some of the letters that McAllister...
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A new fight, new project, and yea, I am stoked.
Hi all,Well even though we don't get much attention, I am going to use this to share a concern..A couple of years ago, it came to my attention that we had a unit from New Jersey that suffered heavily...
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Hi all,Well its been a while.. A long while.But after a bunch of thought and praying about it, I am going res erect this thing and get it going again.There have been a couple of changes in my life, but...
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