tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post1275455032660639202..comments2024-03-27T14:30:10.785-04:00Comments on JOHN BANKS' <br> CIVIL WAR BLOG: A Connecticut soldier's gruesome Antietam deathJohn Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384617564864766357noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-10129238983408528692020-05-27T21:14:53.213-04:002020-05-27T21:14:53.213-04:00FYI - coincidently, the cemetery man is a Civil Wa...FYI - coincidently, the cemetery man is a Civil War buff who has been to Antietam twice. This is actually Paul writing now and I have to go see part 3 of the Grant series on the History Channel. I have studied him for 40 years - greatest American of his century - finally getting his due. Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574342768576826407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-74623335829695179002020-05-27T21:07:51.464-04:002020-05-27T21:07:51.464-04:00FYI - the Chicopee Soldier's records have been...FYI - the Chicopee Soldier's records have been digitized. The old link for Amos now brings you to the transcribed version instead of the handwritten one. The old link for William does not work - just go to the list of all soldiers and you will find a link to him. I have the old handwritten images for both should you ever want them.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574342768576826407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-19214022060152889342020-05-27T20:44:03.774-04:002020-05-27T20:44:03.774-04:00We have been doing genealogy for a long time and t...We have been doing genealogy for a long time and this is the first important stone that we could not read. It definitely says "W P RAMSDELL" mostly by feel, but for the first time, nothing shows up in a picture. Usually the picture enhances it. When we to a rubbing, we will send the image to you. The cemetery man remembers when it was a little more legible. He already knew that William was killed at Antietam. It is lot #24.<br /><br />Looks like you will have to copy and paste the link to your browser. I tried it and it works.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574342768576826407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-8699311794958308342020-05-27T20:28:24.710-04:002020-05-27T20:28:24.710-04:00Here is a link to my blog post about William P. Ra...Here is a link to my blog post about William P. Ramsdell and his brother Amos Ramsdell that I created today. Amos is my husband Paul's great great grandfather. It has pictures of both gravestones. I think you might find both stories interesting.<br /><br />https://pamadeb.blogspot.com/2020/05/memorial-day-2020.htmlDebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574342768576826407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-46599207567299039192020-05-27T12:14:49.157-04:002020-05-27T12:14:49.157-04:00Hi, Debbie: Thanks for writing. Could you shoot an...Hi, Debbie: Thanks for writing. Could you shoot an image of it? I no longer live in the area. Would be much appreaciated. John Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384617564864766357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-41599473072210089692020-05-26T20:32:40.956-04:002020-05-26T20:32:40.956-04:00We found the grave. It is the most northwest stone...We found the grave. It is the most northwest stone in the cemetery. The City of Chicopee was of great assistance to us. It is barely legible and we would not have found it on our own. It has a G.A.R. flagstaff and a flag.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574342768576826407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-35956955853071755032013-04-02T18:34:18.596-04:002013-04-02T18:34:18.596-04:00Dear Mr. Banks: I wanted to provide you with the p...Dear Mr. Banks: I wanted to provide you with the proper citation for one of your images. Please see the link below:<br />http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=702455&imageID=813245&word=Antietam%2C%20Battle%20of%2C%20Md.%2C%201862&s=3&notword=&d=&c=&f=2&k=0&lWord=&lField=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&total=19&num=0&imgs=20&pNum=&pos=19Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06768389340988958148noreply@blogger.com