GDG- A Question on the Bachelder papers

[Bill Gower]

I am just astounded that nobody at the park knew anything about him.

Bill


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Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:


<<   Coddington talks about that in the preface to his work.  He states that

Bachelder disappeared from the scene after his death in 1894.  He says 
that  when he asked about him at the GNMP in the early 60's no one was sure 
who he was.   >>

Which, when you think of how pervasive Bachelder's influence was during his
time, is almost astounding.  The sad thing is that the surviving documents
represent only a portion of what he had amassed.  If memory serves me right,
a large part of his papers were stored in a barn, and destroyed in a fire.
These included such priceless items as notebooks of his early interviews
with veterans of the battle. 
 
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