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Mr. Schaus' presentation was excellent! For those who missed it, here is the content of the chat log, including Questions posed to the author and some of his recommendations for additional reading.
08:28 PM Sue Ann B. - Hello! Hope all are well.
08:28 PM Ed L. - Greetings from Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain
08:29 PM Shari T. - Hello from beaver falls PA
08:29 PM Michael H. - Greetings from The Inland Empire CWRT - Redlands CA
08:49 PM Richard S. - Who was the Confederacy equivalent to Halleck
08:53 PM
@lelliott19 - What was Col Sharp's experience or qualifications for the Information Dept?
08:54 PM Richard S. - I thought that Pinkerton was the same thing to McClellan?
08:54 PM
@NH Civil War Gal - How did Sharp recruit these spies and how could he trust them?
08:55 PM Robert C. - I presume that the penalty would be death for any of Sharp's agents caught in Confederate uniform?
08:55 PM Edward F. - Pinkerton lost favor with departure of McClellan, methinks
08:57 PM Benjamin C. - I think Sharpe was appointed by Hooker to the post of BMI and Provost after the Fredericksburg debacle.
08:59 PM Michael W. - A map of the "11 days" would be very useful in the presentation. Can you tell us about the maps in the book?
08:59 PM Benjamin C. - His background was a lawyer and he was an officer in the 20th NY Militia and Colonel of the 120th NY. I am unclear as to why Hooker chose him.
09:00 PM Richard S. - Who was the Union cavalry equivalent to JEB Stuart at Gettysburg?
09:00 PM
@NH Civil War Gal - Well, if he didn't think Lee was retreating, what did Meade think Lee was doing then?
09:01 PM Edward F. - Lee did spent the 4th hoping that Meade would attack. Lee didn’t start leaving till that night.
09:04 PM Ed L. - Meade had to be sure what Lee's intent was. The AoP base of supplies was in Westminister. If Lee took a stand along the mountains west of Fairfield, Meade might have to change his base of supplies to Gettysburg. However, if Lee was in full retreat, a change in his base of supplies to Frederick made more sense. So, Meade had to be absolutely sure of Lee's plans. Otherwise, Meade not be able to recover if he changed his base and Lee did not conform to that.
09:04 PM Edward F. - right. pleasonton; gregg was division commander
09:04 PM W. Charles Y. - I’m not sure that paranoia is the right word for the concern for DC. Meade was ordered to cover both Washington and Baltimore.
09:06 PM Edward F. - Meade was right to be certain of Lee’s plans before he moved in force. He gets too much criticism for his delay.
09:09 PM
@lelliott19 - Was the Sixth Corps chosen to directly pursue Lee's army because of confidence in Sedgwick, or because of its size, or because they hadn't really been fully engaged in the Battle of Gettysburg? Or all of those?
09:09 PM Richard S. - Was Brig Gen Buford under Pleasonton?
09:11 PM Edward F. - 6th corps was largest in army (16K) and had been held in reserve thru most of the battle, so they were rested and many!
09:12 PM Benjamin C. - Agreed. I think it had more to do with the fact that they were the largest and rested...not sure it had anything to do with a specific confidence in Sedgwick, but rather because the troops were rested.
09:12 PM Ed L. - I think the short answer is that they had seen the least of fighting for those previous three days.
09:12 PM
@lelliott19 - Thank you gentlemen.
09:12 PM Benjamin C. - Maybe rested is not the right term, but unengaged
09:13 PM
@NH Civil War Gal - Why would they have been instructed to refuse parole?They already knew about the prison pens.
09:14 PM Edward F. - parts of 6th had been culled during the battle but not the corps entire
09:15 PM Tom S. - So sorry to be joining late and ignore it already covered but ... did the CSA kidnap well-heeled people in PA and take them to Richmond for ransom?
09:17 PM Edward F. - never heard of such kidnappings
09:17 PM
@lelliott19 Tom S are you asking about the taking of political prisoners?
09:17 PM Ed L. - Coddington says the corps was mostly for "reserve and replacement purposes for the whole army."
09:21 PM Tom S. - I’ve heard a couple of times that the CSA kidnapped important people in PA as part of the retreat, both for possible ransom but also in retaliation for imprisonment of Maryland officials and newspaper publishers etc by Lincoln. Maybe that qualifies as “political prisoners” but these were not political leaders as I’ve heard it. (This has been very hard to pin down so I wanted this expert’s view of it)
09:33 PM
@ucvrelics - Sergeant Major Schaus, In all my years in the US Army I was never asked to vote, were you. What does say for Meade
09:35 PM Bruno P. - How was Meade so in the dark about the condition of Lee's army, that he was so concerned about an attack by the ANV? Shouldn't he have known or surmised that Lee's army was in no shape for offensive operations?
09:39 PM W. Charles Y. - Was the Army of the Potomac really in any condition to attack Lee in Maryland?
09:40 PM Ed L. - Bruno, Offensive abilities aside, the defensive position of Lee along the river was one of the strongest the AoP had seen, it was quite formidable. No guarantee of success had Lee remained and Meade attacked.
09:40 PM Vicky F. - I especially enjoyed your many high quality photos of the generals and staff, thank you for sharing.
09:40 PM Edward F. - Thanks very much Mr Schaus. Great show!
09:41 PM Kyle D. - Thank you so much for the presentation! I enjoyed it very much and the pics were excellent, most I had not seen before.
09:42 PM Edward F. - I will join. : )
09:42 PM
@MS2623 - If you are not a member yet, I encourage you to join. You will learn so much and be among many great people, with many many great friendships to be made.
09:42 PM W. Charles Y. - I have read that Lee’s works from Hagerstown to Williamsport were extremely formidable. Is that your take on them?
09:43 PM
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09:44 PM
@MS2623 - Mr. Franks, we will gladly welcome you. If you have any questions feel free to reach out.
09:45 PM Rip E. - Any book bargains tonight from publisher?
09:46 PM
@NH Civil War Gal - Use the following link: savasbeatie.com/?ref=CivilWarTalk for this book and any other books you choose to put in your shopping cart!
09:46 PM Richard S. - Richard Shaus, that was a high caliber presentation. It was informative and enlightening. Thank you so much. Especially your answer to my question about the Confederate equivalent to Halleck.
09:48 PM Bob D. - Thank you Richard for a great presentation! With all the intelligence gathered by the BMI, the Signal Corps and the Union cavalry, it's amazing that Meade did not try harder to intercept Lee. You're never going to have perfect intel, but Meade had pretty good information. But what is most amazing is that Lee made no attempt to cross the Potomac before Lee and confront him from the south side of the river. Why do you think he did not attempt an earlier river crossing than Lee?
09:48 PM Rip E. - Great. Thank you
09:49 PM Bob D. - Meant to say above that Meade made no attempt to cross before Lee
09:50 PM
@NH Civil War Gal - Mr. Schaus' book is
Lee is Trapped and Must be Taken: Eleven Fateful Days after Gettysburg July 4-14, 1863. available at: savasbeatie.com/?ref=CivilWarTalk
The book recommended by Mr. Schaus about the Bureau of Military Information is
Spies, Scouts and Secrets, of the Gettysburg Campaign by Thomas J. Ryan is available at: savasbeatie.com/?ref=CivilWarTalk
09:50 PM Bob D. - By the way, I have read the book and it's great!! Really enjoyed it.
09:56 PM W. Charles Y. - Sharpe and the BMI are central in the book “The Secret War for the Union” by Edwin C. Fishel
10:04 PM Bill G. - The parole issue also coincided with the emersion of colored troops The South wouldn’t exchange colored prisoners
10:08 PM Tom S. - Many thanks for including my question about kidnapped civilians. Very helpful answer. Must sign off now. Thanks again
10:12 PM
@ucvrelics - Great Briefing Sergeant Major. Thanks
10:17 PM Diane D. - Awesome presentation. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and for sharing information about how you and Mr. Ryan came about making decisions about publishing your book!
10:24 PM Kathy S. - Thank you