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Alexander Blakely and his guns
« on: July 28, 2010, 09:06:25 PM »
A new website about A. Blakely and his cannon designs; many of which were used by the South during our Civil War.  Alexander Theophilus Blakely

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Re: Alexander Blakely and his guns
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2010, 02:37:16 AM »
Good site, thanks for posting it.

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Re: Alexander Blakely and his guns
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2010, 05:07:25 AM »
     Thanks Boom J.  I learned a lot about Blakely cannon already and I'm only about 1/3 into the text.  The "Picture Book 1865" alone is worth the price of admission!!  For a seacoast gun lover, this is high grade ore!

Bookmarked into 5 different categories, and downloading started to create a pamphlet,

Tracy and Mike
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Smokin' my pipe on the mountings, sniffin' the mornin'-cool,
I walks in my old brown gaiters along o' my old brown mule,
With seventy gunners be'ind me, an' never a beggar forgets
It's only the pick of the Army that handles the dear little pets - 'Tss! 'Tss!

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Re: Alexander Blakely and his guns
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2010, 05:36:39 AM »
John,

I added that website to Tim's References Sticky.  Thanks that is good one.



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Re: Alexander Blakely and his guns
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2010, 07:42:10 AM »
It's a good site, I had posted a link to it as part of one of my answers
in the last Seacoast competition I guess nobody looked........
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Re: Alexander Blakely and his guns
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2010, 09:38:19 AM »
Quote from: KABAR2 on July 29, 2010, 07:42:10 AM
It's a good site, I had posted a link to it as part of one of my answers
in the last Seacoast competition I guess nobody looked........


I missed it!!!!  I'm sorry!! 
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Re: Alexander Blakely and his guns
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2010, 10:10:19 AM »
Good website!  Thanks for posting it.   
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Re: Alexander Blakely and his guns
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2010, 11:12:23 AM »
Allen, are you gonna be OK! :P Alright, I'm teasing you, I'm just teasing; you know what a weak will I have when it comes to stuff like this. :D  I swear, I saw this site for the first time the other day on the "Company of Military Historians" forum that our very own "cannonmn" moderates; scouts honor! ;)


 
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RIP John. While on vacation July 4th 2013 in northern Wisconsin, he was ATVing with family and pulled ahead of everyone and took off at break-neck speed without a helmet. He lost control.....hit a tree....and the tree won.  He died instantly.

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Re: Alexander Blakely and his guns
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2010, 08:18:56 PM »
 
Quote from: Boom J on July 29, 2010, 11:12:23 AM
Allen, are you gonna be OK! :P Alright, I'm teasing you, I'm just teasing; you know what a weak will I have when it comes to stuff like this. :D  I swear, I saw this site for the first time the other day on the "Company of Military Historians" forum that our very own "cannonmn" moderates; scouts honor! ;)


 
Yeah I guess that came out as sour grapes.......

Boom J   ;)  All is good with the world  ;D I'm o.k. your o.k. the birds are chirping, the cats are purrring all is good......

I'm glad it came back around, it got buried in one of the answers and got lost.......it has some great info there!
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Mr president I do not cling to either my gun or my Bible.... my gun is holstered on my side so I may carry my Bible and quote from it!

Sed tamen sal petrae LURO VOPO CAN UTRIET sulphuris; et sic facies tonituum et coruscationem si scias artficium

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Re: Alexander Blakely and his guns
« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2010, 06:38:16 AM »
Allen,
I'm glad to hear that the sounds of birdsong and cat chuffs have bolstered your spirits, that usually does the trick for me too. :P

The guy that authored this Blakely site posted it on the CMH forum, and there arose a minor controversy about copyrights on the photos, which in turn sparked a little verbal joust between him and C-mn; it's good to see that JM is as feisty as ever. :)

BTW - I agree with your opinion that this a very useful site, and I admire the fact that you posted it here first. ;)
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RIP John. While on vacation July 4th 2013 in northern Wisconsin, he was ATVing with family and pulled ahead of everyone and took off at break-neck speed without a helmet. He lost control.....hit a tree....and the tree won.  He died instantly.

The one thing that you can almost always rely on research leading to, is more research.

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Re: Alexander Blakely and his guns
« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2010, 07:14:14 AM »
Quote from: Boom J on July 31, 2010, 06:38:16 AM

The guy that authored this Blakely site posted it on the CMH forum, and there arose a minor controversy about copyrights on the photos, which in turn sparked a little verbal joust between him and C-mn; it's good to see that JM is as feisty as ever. :)

 

John,

This is sufficient introduction for post a link to the other site.  http://gs19.inmotionhosting.com/~milita8/cmh/member/member.cgi/read/9099

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