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Northeastern Section (39th Annual) and Southeastern Section (53rd Annual) Joint Meeting (March 25–27, 2004)

Session No. 2
Thursday, 25 March 2004: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

S1. Geology and the Civil War I

 

Robert C. Whisonant, William M. Andrews Jr and Judy Ehlen, Conveners
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:20 AM
SALTPETER MINING IN SINNETT CAVE (PENDLETON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA) DURING THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
HADDEN, R. Lee, USGS Library, US Geol Survey, Mail Stop 950, National Center, Reston, VA 20192, SWEZEY, Christopher S., US Geol Survey, Mailstop 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, PIATAK, Nadine M., U.S. Geol Survey, Mailstop 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192 and BINGHAM, Patricia A., Potomac Speleological Club (PSC), Virginia, rhadden@usgs.gov, rhadden@usgs.gov
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8:40 AM
SAPPERS AND THE CIVIL WAR: TACTICAL USE OF TUNNEL-MINING IN THE U.S. IN THE 1860'S
EASTLER, Thomas E., Natural Sciences, Univ of Maine at Farmington, 173 Main Street, Farmington, ME 04938, eastler@maine.edu, eastler@maine.edu
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9:00 AM
HILLSLOPE EVOLUTION EXPERIMENT INITIATED BY CIVIL WAR ERA EARTHWORK CONSTRUCTION
BULLARD Jr, Reuben G., Geology, Univ of Cincinnati, ML0013, Cincinnati, OH 45221, bullarrk@email.uc.edu, bullarrk@email.uc.edu
4
9:20 AM
SHORELINE CHANGE AT FORT PULASKI, GEORGIA: A REMOTE SENSING APPROACH
HOWELL, Susan Meredith, Geography and Geology, Georgia Southern University, PO Box 8149, Statesboro, GA 30460 and ALEXANDER, Clark R., Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411, shgsu@hotmail.com, shgsu@hotmail.com
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9:40 AM
GEOLOGIC INFLUENCES ON THE CAMPAIGNS OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
GALGANO Jr, Francis A., Geography and Environmental Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996, frank.galgano@usma.edu, frank.galgano@usma.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
6
10:20 AM
TWO BATTLES, ONE BATTLE GROUND: DID MANASSAS MAKE BULL RUN?
JENS, John C., 9222 Kristy Drive, Manassas Park, VA 20111-2418, jcjens@earthlink.net, jcjens@earthlink.net
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10:40 AM
TERRAIN AND THE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG, DECEMBER 13 1862
EHLEN, Judy, 1408 William Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401, judyehlen@hotmail.com, judyehlen@hotmail.com
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11:00 AM
GEOLOGIC ANALYSIS OF THE BATTLE OF CHANCELLORSVILLE USING GIS/REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY
WHISONANT, Robert C.1, UNDERWOOD, Stephen A.1 and SURBER, John D.2, (1)Department of Geology, Radford Univ, Box 6939, Radford, VA 24142, (2)SC Department of Health and Environmental Control, 2600 Bull Street, Columbia, SC 29201, rwhisona@radford.edu, rwhisona@radford.edu
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11:20 AM
LEE VS. MEADE AT GETTYSBURG (JULY 1-3, 1863): THE INFLUENCE OF TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY ON COMMAND DECISIONS AND BATTLEFIELD TACTICS
CUFFEY, Roger J.1, SMITH II, Robert C.2, NEUBAUM, John C.3, KEEN, Richard C.3, INNERS, Jon D.3 and NEUBAUM, Victor A.4, (1)Geosciences, Pennsylvania State Universdity, (412 Deike Bldg.), University Park, PA 16802, (2)Pennsylvania Geol Survey, 3240 Schoolhouse Road, Middletown, PA 17057, (3)Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 3240 Schoolhouse Road, Middletown, PA 17057, (4)44 Chestnut Street, Wellsville, PA 17356, cuffey@ems.psu.edu, cuffey@ems.psu.edu
 
11:40 AM
Discussion
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