Comments on: Craighill: staff officers, a lighthouse, and copyfraud http://behind.aotw.org/2007/01/08/craighill-staff-officers-a-lighthouse-and-copyfraud/ the backwash of a digital history project Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:32:16 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Alan K. Dawson http://behind.aotw.org/2007/01/08/craighill-staff-officers-a-lighthouse-and-copyfraud/comment-page-1/#comment-78448 Alan K. Dawson Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:53:41 +0000 http://behind.aotw.org/2007/01/08/craighill-staff-officers-a-lighthouse-and-copyfraud/#comment-78448 James B. McPherson graduated 1st in the Class of 1853, 2nd William P. Craighill, 3rd Joshua W. Sill. McPherson and Sill became Union generals both in the Western Theater of the American Civil War and both are killed. McPherson at Atlanta, Georgia, and Sill at the Battle of Stones River. James B. McPherson graduated 1st in the Class of 1853, 2nd William P. Craighill, 3rd Joshua W. Sill. McPherson and Sill became Union generals both in the Western Theater of the American Civil War and both are killed. McPherson at Atlanta, Georgia, and Sill at the Battle of Stones River.

]]> By: Kent Ekberg http://behind.aotw.org/2007/01/08/craighill-staff-officers-a-lighthouse-and-copyfraud/comment-page-1/#comment-8799 Kent Ekberg Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:12:35 +0000 http://behind.aotw.org/2007/01/08/craighill-staff-officers-a-lighthouse-and-copyfraud/#comment-8799 I gave my daughter the same copy of Craighill's manual that I purchased at the West Point gift shop not too long ago. She is related to the Craihill's of Lynchburg, Virginia. WP Craighill's brother EA Craighill was a Confederate officer and a military doctor who fought in the Stonewall Brigade as a private before being recognized by Jackson's personal physician, Dr. McGuire, and being put in charge of hospitals in the South. They had both graduated from the University of Pennsylvania medical school not too many years apart. Dr. Craighill's memoirs are also published. He was the youngest Confederate surgeon and ran the hospitals in Lynchburg and elsewhere during the Civil War. I have been researching the Craighill ancestors before the Civil War. They were from Charles Town (now W. Virginia), home of the Washingtons (Charles was George Washington's brother). WP Craigill claims the family knew President Monroe, but I have not been able to identify early ancestors, but there seems to be a link to Rutherfords and other early Virginians connected to the family, too. WP Craighill read Greek, Latin, French, and German, that he learned from his master in a one room school house in Charles Town. He read Sophocles in the original and Shakespeare for entertainment. One source claimed that he was nearly appointed director of West Point. RE Lee was the director of the academy when WP Craighill started at 15, I believe, not 16. There was a third brother, WPC was the oldest, who was an Episcopal minister in the Confederacy, I believe, but this brother did not write a memoir that has been published so I am a bit fuzzy on this. If anyone has information on the other Craighill ancestors before the Civil War, I would love to have the information and the sources for it. I gave my daughter the same copy of Craighill’s manual that I purchased at the West Point gift shop not too long ago. She is related to the Craihill’s of Lynchburg, Virginia. WP Craighill’s brother EA Craighill was a Confederate officer and a military doctor who fought in the Stonewall Brigade as a private before being recognized by Jackson’s personal physician, Dr. McGuire, and being put in charge of hospitals in the South. They had both graduated from the University of Pennsylvania medical school not too many years apart. Dr. Craighill’s memoirs are also published. He was the youngest Confederate surgeon and ran the hospitals in Lynchburg and elsewhere during the Civil War. I have been researching the Craighill ancestors before the Civil War. They were from Charles Town (now W. Virginia), home of the Washingtons (Charles was George Washington’s brother). WP Craigill claims the family knew President Monroe, but I have not been able to identify early ancestors, but there seems to be a link to Rutherfords and other early Virginians connected to the family, too. WP Craighill read Greek, Latin, French, and German, that he learned from his master in a one room school house in Charles Town. He read Sophocles in the original and Shakespeare for entertainment. One source claimed that he was nearly appointed director of West Point. RE Lee was the director of the academy when WP Craighill started at 15, I believe, not 16. There was a third brother, WPC was the oldest, who was an Episcopal minister in the Confederacy, I believe, but this brother did not write a memoir that has been published so I am a bit fuzzy on this. If anyone has information on the other Craighill ancestors before the Civil War, I would love to have the information and the sources for it.

]]> By: Investigations of a Dog » The 46th History Carnival http://behind.aotw.org/2007/01/08/craighill-staff-officers-a-lighthouse-and-copyfraud/comment-page-1/#comment-5308 Investigations of a Dog » The 46th History Carnival Sun, 14 Jan 2007 22:21:00 +0000 http://behind.aotw.org/2007/01/08/craighill-staff-officers-a-lighthouse-and-copyfraud/#comment-5308 [...] For present day historians, one of the most contentious property rights is copyright. Wallace McLean at CopyrightWatch.ca celebrates Public Domain Day 2007 by listing all the authors whose copyright has just expired. While documenting the military career of William Craighill, Brian at Behind Antietam on the Web highlights a case of copyfraud: a publisher falsely claiming to own public domain works. Copyright is a Mickey Mouse law in more ways than one, since it usually seems to be the Disney corporation pushing for extensions. At Red County California, cehwiedel finds Mickey heading the Disney team in an all star polo match, and Didier Ghez at Disney History reveals a Serbian version of the All American mouse. [...] [...] For present day historians, one of the most contentious property rights is copyright. Wallace McLean at CopyrightWatch.ca celebrates Public Domain Day 2007 by listing all the authors whose copyright has just expired. While documenting the military career of William Craighill, Brian at Behind Antietam on the Web highlights a case of copyfraud: a publisher falsely claiming to own public domain works. Copyright is a Mickey Mouse law in more ways than one, since it usually seems to be the Disney corporation pushing for extensions. At Red County California, cehwiedel finds Mickey heading the Disney team in an all star polo match, and Didier Ghez at Disney History reveals a Serbian version of the All American mouse. [...]

]]> By: Brian http://behind.aotw.org/2007/01/08/craighill-staff-officers-a-lighthouse-and-copyfraud/comment-page-1/#comment-5223 Brian Tue, 09 Jan 2007 22:22:11 +0000 http://behind.aotw.org/2007/01/08/craighill-staff-officers-a-lighthouse-and-copyfraud/#comment-5223 Thank you Will! Thank you Will!

]]> By: Will Keene http://behind.aotw.org/2007/01/08/craighill-staff-officers-a-lighthouse-and-copyfraud/comment-page-1/#comment-5222 Will Keene Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:45:15 +0000 http://behind.aotw.org/2007/01/08/craighill-staff-officers-a-lighthouse-and-copyfraud/#comment-5222 You ask who graduated first in the Class of 1853. That I can tell you without having to look it up: James B. McPherson. You ask who graduated first in the Class of 1853. That I can tell you without having to look it up: James B. McPherson.

]]> By: Craighill Keeper http://behind.aotw.org/2007/01/08/craighill-staff-officers-a-lighthouse-and-copyfraud/comment-page-1/#comment-5221 Craighill Keeper Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:12:37 +0000 http://behind.aotw.org/2007/01/08/craighill-staff-officers-a-lighthouse-and-copyfraud/#comment-5221 Thanks for the plug, Brian! Scott, there are only two ranges. The "Lower" range is the first range seen when approaching the Patapsco from the south, but are actually placed north of the "upper" range. Millers Island light is the rear range light of the lower range. The upper range is on shore - the first at the VA hospital next to Ft. Howard and the 2nd on Bethlehem Steel's property (much smaller lights). Among historic documentation I've seen, the ranges are referred to as many different names. I'm going to go to the National Archives in Philly in March to figure out exactly which name refers to which light because of the plans I ordered already, they are referred to as Craighill, Craighill I, and Craighill II, yet none were of the upper range and none of the labels have "upper" or "lower" on them. The chart on <a href="http://www.craighillrange.org/content/view/6/26/" rel="nofollow">this page</a> is a rough graphical representation of where they are placed. Thanks for the plug, Brian! Scott, there are only two ranges. The “Lower” range is the first range seen when approaching the Patapsco from the south, but are actually placed north of the “upper” range. Millers Island light is the rear range light of the lower range. The upper range is on shore – the first at the VA hospital next to Ft. Howard and the 2nd on Bethlehem Steel’s property (much smaller lights).

Among historic documentation I’ve seen, the ranges are referred to as many different names. I’m going to go to the National Archives in Philly in March to figure out exactly which name refers to which light because of the plans I ordered already, they are referred to as Craighill, Craighill I, and Craighill II, yet none were of the upper range and none of the labels have “upper” or “lower” on them.

The chart on this page is a rough graphical representation of where they are placed.

]]> By: scott smart http://behind.aotw.org/2007/01/08/craighill-staff-officers-a-lighthouse-and-copyfraud/comment-page-1/#comment-5220 scott smart Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:51:16 +0000 http://behind.aotw.org/2007/01/08/craighill-staff-officers-a-lighthouse-and-copyfraud/#comment-5220 The light nomenclature is a little unclear. When I looked at the chart (12278) there are actually 3 ranges, given as Craighill Entrance (channel starts just past the bay bridge), Craighill, and Craighill Upper. From the description the Craighill channel is the "lower range". The light nomenclature is a little unclear. When I looked at the chart (12278) there are actually 3 ranges, given as Craighill Entrance (channel starts just past the bay bridge), Craighill, and Craighill Upper. From the description the Craighill channel is the “lower range”.

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