[at-l] War but not THAT ONE!

[jbryankramer@xxxxxxx (J Bryan Kramer)]

Harpers Ferry itself is the site of several battles and there is another
battle field a mile or so out of the park, I don't recall the name of that
one, it was one of the minor battles but Jackson played a major part in it.
A lot of other battle sites are within a few miles, I think Antietam is
about 10 miles away, and Gettysburg isn't much father: 25-30 miles.

Bryan

"Si vis pacem para bellum"

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> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 07:52
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> Subject: [at-l] War but not THAT ONE!
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> After talking to some people, I have a question.  Are there any
> Revolutionary and/or Civil War sites on or near the trail?  When
> I say near
> the trail I mean within reasonable walking distance, and not as
> far away as
> Boston ;-).  I know about the Shelton boys, but such sites are usually not
> that interesting for the people I am asking for.  Mainly because
> they would
> not walk that far just for a couple of regular soldiers grave.  Now if is
> were Stonewall's grave or somebody else (North or South) who was famous,
> that would be another question.  And if the site were a full blown battle
> field, they would go ape over it.  But its a mixed group I am
> asking for and
> any help would be appreciated.  Especially since they are mostly
> day-hikers
> (if that) and only one or two are even considering long hikes (a couple
> retiring within a year or two).  Mostly they are people who are military
> history fans.
>
> William, The Turtle
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