tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post1288744311191149000..comments2024-02-20T01:38:55.934-05:00Comments on All Not So Quiet Along the Potomac: The 79th New York & Lewinsville: Fight for the Colors, Part IIRon Baumgartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12449787740945022061noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post-43508014939126422352012-03-28T22:03:19.203-04:002012-03-28T22:03:19.203-04:00Chris--
Sounds like a good trip. I will be in tow...Chris--<br /><br />Sounds like a good trip. I will be in town on April 13, but am usually at work during the day. If we could meet on the earlier side--like at 8--I could accompany you around the park for an hour or so before heading into town. It would be nice to compare notes and hear about your new sources. If another day works for you, we could try to do that as well. If you want, please feel free to email at ronbaum@yahoo.com and we can figure something out. <br /><br />Best,<br /><br />RonRon Baumgartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449787740945022061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post-52077229198058306642012-03-28T19:56:19.198-04:002012-03-28T19:56:19.198-04:00Hi Again Ron,
I will be taking my family down to ...Hi Again Ron,<br /><br />I will be taking my family down to Arlington for a few days to visit Mt. Vernon and catch up with old friends and colleagues at Landon School. I also plan on visiting the Lewinsville battlefield site, or what's left of it. I'll likely be there Fri. Apr. 13th in the AM. I assume you have work to go to, but just in case you were around I'd love to get a tour of Lewinsville Park with some orienting about the Lewinsville skirmish. Am cleaning up my piece on the battle, in fact have found 2 great sources on the 65th which I've used. This summer I plan on continuing the 65th's story and including the Peninsula Campaign. Thanks again for the early help!<br /><br />Chris BarryChris Barrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post-43102594785232695902011-08-03T09:35:50.991-04:002011-08-03T09:35:50.991-04:00Sounds good. I will have to look for the Stevens ...Sounds good. I will have to look for the Stevens bio. (Did you notice how the Beatie book implies that the battle took place around Vienna? He is geographically far off base there.) Interestingly enough, I uncovered a lot more on the Confederate side of the battle while doing some recent research for upcoming posts.<br /><br />The Gilbert House is the big one near the parking lot. I verified that it is the same house when I found a picture of it in a local historian's photographic history of McLean. There is also an open field next to the house--seems like this might be near where the action took place.Ron Baumgartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449787740945022061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post-64041078543641119262011-08-03T09:25:37.852-04:002011-08-03T09:25:37.852-04:00Thanks Ron--will email you later today. I'll ...Thanks Ron--will email you later today. I'll look for the book too. I found an old map from the bio. of General Isaac Stevens written by his son, an adapted version of which is also in the Beatie book. Is the Gilbert House the big one with the parking lot which is visible on the satellite map?<br /><br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post-67208561627207969102011-08-03T06:28:48.390-04:002011-08-03T06:28:48.390-04:00Chris--You are welcome. The Gilbert House is loca...Chris--You are welcome. The Gilbert House is located within Lewinsville Park, at the very back. I could see the house using a satellite map from Google Maps, but no street view is available. If you'd like a picture, email me at ronbaum@yahoo.com, and I can send you one that I have taken. By the way, I recently purchased "The Maps of Bull Run." This book contains a map of the Battle of Lewinsville, so you may want to check it out.Ron Baumgartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449787740945022061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post-42880485014213760512011-08-02T23:22:54.914-04:002011-08-02T23:22:54.914-04:00Hi Again Ron,
My article is coming along OK. Tha...Hi Again Ron,<br /><br />My article is coming along OK. Thanks again for your help with sources. I'm wondering--where is the Gilbert House in relation to Lewinsville Park, and can you see it on Google Map?<br /><br />Thanks again!<br /><br />Chris BarryChris Barrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post-66450015535178897462011-07-07T23:08:53.031-04:002011-07-07T23:08:53.031-04:00Glad to be of help. One of my purposes for doing ...Glad to be of help. One of my purposes for doing the blog is to spread the word about some of these lesser-known Civil War events that happened around DC. They are sometimes so obscure that a lot of locals may have no idea what happened in their own backyards 150 years ago!<br /><br />Look forward to hearing more about your research.Ron Baumgartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449787740945022061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post-3858450177458089452011-07-07T13:29:36.917-04:002011-07-07T13:29:36.917-04:00Thanks so much, Ron. That's a good deal of in...Thanks so much, Ron. That's a good deal of info. with which to start. I very much appreciate your time and effort. I'll be in touch once I make some progress. I found a letter from an officer from the 65th at the skirmish in Carlisle 2 summers back, and some good newspaper accounts of the regiment leaving NY in late August last summer, so now it's on to reading up and learning about this skirmish which I knew next to nothing about until this week!<br /><br />ChrisChris Barrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post-30594240257427129862011-07-06T22:30:00.221-04:002011-07-06T22:30:00.221-04:00Chris--
Thanks for your comment. It is great you ...Chris--<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. It is great you have a family connection to the Battle of Lewinsville. <br /><br />I actually live right down the street from the area where the skirmish took place. The battle occurred at least in part on the grounds of current-day Lewinsville Park. The Gilbert House, mentioned in the OR, survives, but otherwise there are a lot of sports fields there now. The intersection of Great Falls St. and Chain Bridge Rd. also still exists. My understanding is that a VA Civil War Trails sign will be placed near the site at some point this year.<br /><br />There are a couple of books that contain some information about the skirmish. Check out "The Glories of War: Small Battles and Early Heroes of 1861," by local historian Charles P. Poland, Jr., as well as Russel Beatie's "McClellan Takes Command," in his Army of the Potomac trilogy. Both have pretty good accounts, although I consider them to have a few errors. Stephen Sears' book on McClellan's wartime correspondence also contains an document or two about the skirmish. In addition, the Fairfax County Historical Society yearbook had an article on Lewinsville in Vol. 29, 2003-04. <br /><br />Hope this helps. If you need any more information, feel free to email me at ronbaum@yahoo.com. And I'd love to see your article when you've finished.<br /><br />RonRon Baumgartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449787740945022061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post-31706887657004477412011-07-06T22:10:22.625-04:002011-07-06T22:10:22.625-04:00Hi Ron,
I just found your blog this week. I'...Hi Ron,<br /><br />I just found your blog this week. I'm not really a blogger, but I'm researching an article on the early experiences of the 65th NY Volunteers (1st U.S. Chasseurs). I found you on Google. You seem to be an expert on the Skirmish at Lewinsville, where the 65th (including my great-great grandfather if he was in one of the 4 companies sent out from the reg't) first saw action. I wonder if you could recommend any sources for me on this skirmish, besides what is in the OR? Also, is there anything to see today from the battlefield or is it entirely swallowed up by Northern VA development? I used to teach at Landon School in Bethesda, MD so know a bit about the Fairfax County sprawl. Thanks!<br /><br />Chris Barry<br />Social Studies Dept. Chair<br />Irvington High School<br />Irvington, NYChris Barrynoreply@blogger.com