TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Month: September 2009

  • Short Takes

    A beautifully engraved LeMat repro is up for charity auction at Gunbroker. This is #158 of 500 of the Museum of the Confederacy Tribute to the Confederate cause and those who fought valiantly for that cause. The revolver is an F.LLI Pietta historical reproduction of the famous confederate LeMat revolver. The LeMat revolver was a […]

  • HPS Simulations Patches Campaign Peninsula and Campaign Ozark

    On September 18, 2009, HPS Simulations released patches for Campaign Peninsula and Campaign Ozark. Campaign Peninsula has been patched to version 1.05. Campaign Ozark has been patched to version 1.08. The following changes were made to Campaign Peninsula: NOTE: Starting with this version, no CD-check is performed by the main program and all documentation is […]

  • Review: Robert E. Lee: Lessons in Leadership (Great Generals)

    Robert E. Lee: Lessons in Leadership (Great Generals) by Noah Andre Trudeau Product Details Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (September 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0230613667 ISBN-13: 978-0230613669 This is a difficult review for me to write.  I have the highest respect for the author and have enjoyed his books for years.  He consistently […]

  • Last Shots of the War

    One of our local columnists, Rob Neufeld, pens a short item on the last shots of the war, which were supposedly fired right here in Western NC. What caught my eye is that they were fired by sharpshooters under the command of Lt. Robert Conley of Company F, Thomas Legion on May 6, 1865. On […]

  • September 25 Episode of Civil War Talk Radio Coming Soon

    I was unable to listen live to the latest Civil War Talk Radio on Friday afternoon.  I had planned to create a summary this morning, but the latest edition is not up yet.  Look for the summary as soon as the episode is up.  I’ve been told this particular show focuses on the new biography […]

  • Civil War Talk Radio: September 25, 2009

    Air Date: 092509 Subject: The Ewing Family Books: Thomas Ewing, Jr.: Frontier Lawyer and Civil War General Guest: Ronald D. Smith   Summary: Lawyer Ronald D. Smith discusses his biography of Union General Thomas Ewing, Jr. Brett’s Summary: Mr. Smith first became interested in Thomas Ewing when he was looking into writing an article about […]

  • Announcing Beyond the Crater: A New Petersburg Campaign Web Site

    Ever since Harry Smeltzer started his Bull Runnings blog/site focusing on the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas), I’ve wanted to do something similar for the Petersburg Campaign.  I’m happy to say I’ve finally started on that project.  The new web site is called Beyond the Crater: The Civil War Petersburg Campaign Online.  The site […]