TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Month: August 2008

  • Civil War Talk Radio: August 29, 2008

    Air Date: 082908 Subject: The Great Locomotive Chase Book: Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor Guest: Russell S. Bonds Summary: Russell S. Bonds goes into detail about the Great Locomotive Chase, an event where Union raiders stole the General, a Confederate locomotive, and attempted to ride it back […]

  • The Civil War Network, Program 1: August 27, 2008

    The Civil War Network’s debut podcast is now available.  I plan to do brief summaries of the interviews Francis Rose conducts just as I have been doing for Gerry Prokopowicz’s Civil War Talk Radio.  Regular TOCWOC readers will be familiar with the format.  If you enjoy this podcast, I encourage readers to use Social Networking […]

  • Top 5 Most Important Civil War Books: Brendan Hamilton

    Last Friday, I posted Ian Spurgeon’s winning entry in the Roll Call to Destiny Book Contest.  Contestants had to answer the following two questions: What are the five most important books you have read on the Civil War? Why is each important? This week, Brendan Hamilton’s entry in the contest is featured.  It appears below.  […]

  • B&G Article on Fort Stedman: the Attacks on Battery IX

    After having looked at the initial assault, it’s time to take a look at the northern sector and attacks on Battery IX and Fort McGilvery. Maj. Gen. Orlando Willcox, whose division was attacked, stated that there were three Confederate columns: “One column moved toward the right of Battery No. 10, a second column moved toward […]

  • Five Books on Confederate Diplomacy

    Reader Alexandra asked recently about some recommendations for books on Confederate diplomacy.  After checking at some of the various Civil War forums I frequent, the following list of five books were recommended.  Please note that I know nothing about the relative merits of these volumes, but the people who responded to my request are all […]

  • Earl J. Hess on His New Book The Rifle Musket in the Civil War

    Author Earl Hess was kind enough to write to TOCWOC and provide some information on his important new book The Rifle Musket in the Civil War.  He had the following to say: Was Paddy Griffith right when he suggested in 1986 that the rifle musket had relatively little impact on changing the face of battle […]

  • Request for Another Civil War Fiction Reviewer

    UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who replied.  TOCWOC now has enough reviewers of historical fiction. Readers, do any of you routinely read and enjoy Civil War-based historical fiction? I ask because I am getting A LOT of requests at TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog to review Civil War historical fiction.  Author Jessica James reviews fiction […]