TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Month: November 2012

  • “Hunker Doon Boys!”: The 140th Pennsylvania at the Siege of Petersburg

    Last time I introduced a 1902 New Orleans newspaper series on the Donaldsonville LA Artillery at the Siege of Petersburg.  John Hennessy is again responsible for sending along a great newspaper series on a unit at the Siege of Petersburg, this time the 140th Pennsylvania, a Second Corps regiment which saw a lot of action, so […]

  • Before the Seven Days – Advance to the Chickahominy Part 11

    At the River The reconnaissance of the new Confederate line made it obvious that further movement toward Richmond would depend on successfully negotiating the obstacle presented by the Chickahominy. On May 20th BG John Banard, Chief Engineer for the Army of the Potomac, was ordered to conduct a personal reconnaissance of the area around Bottom’s […]

  • Scourge of War: Chancellorsville in Images

    Those of you who’ve followed along with me over the years know I’ve been involved first in the “Take Command” series of games on First Bull Run and Second Manassas and then in the “Scourge of War” series, which until recently had produced Scourge of War: Gettysburg along with add-ons for Pipe Creek and Antietam. […]

  • Civil War Book Review: The Maps of Antietam

    The Maps of Antietam: An Atlas of the Antietam (Sharpsburg) Campaign, including the Battle of South Mountain, September 2 – 20, 1862 (Savas Beatie Military Atlas) by Bradley M. Gottfried Product Details Hardcover: 360 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (June 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1611210860 ISBN-13: 978-1611210866 Savas Beaties “The Maps of” series makes available high […]

  • Before the Seven Days – Advance to the Chickahominy Part 10

    Drewry’s Bluff – The Navy Enters the Fray The failure of the initiative on the York River left McClellan looking for alternatives. An initial call by the general for the Navy to move up the James River on May 4th went unheeded. When the C.S.S. Virginia was scuttled following the fall of Norfolk on 11 […]

  • Civil War Book Review: THE IRON BRIGADE IN CIVIL WAR AND MEMORY: The Black Hats from Bull Run to Appomattox and Thereafter

    THE IRON BRIGADE IN CIVIL WAR AND MEMORY: The Black Hats from Bull Run to Appomattox and Thereafter by Lance J. Herdegen Product Details Hardcover: 696 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie; First Edition edition (August 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1611211069 ISBN-13: 978-1611211061   The best brigade history, I have ever read.   In 1957, John J. […]

  • The Donaldsonville LA Artillery at the Siege of Petersburg: A 10 Part Series

    In  late September I commented on the good stroke of fortune I experienced when NPS Historian John Hennessy contacted me with an offer of newspaper clippings focusing on the Siege of Petersburg.  One of the first emails I received from John contained an amazing set of ten articles on the Donaldsonville Louisiana Artillery, commanded by […]