TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Month: December 2012

  • Civil War Book Preview: Morgan’s Cavalry 1861-1862 by Lanny K. Smith

    Lanny K. Smith, the author of two massive self-published small print run volumes on the Battle of Stones’ River (Murfreesboro), one volume for the Union and one for the Confederates, has produced another Civil War book along the same lines.  This one, titled Morgan’s Cavalry 1861-1862, follows the raids of John Hunt Morgan’s Confederate Cavalry.  […]

  • Civil War Book Review: Simply Murder: The Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862

    Mackowski, Chris, and White, Kristopher D. Simply Murder: The Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862. (Savas Beatie, December 2012). 168 pages, 171 illustrations, 6 maps, further reading, index. ISBN: 978-1-61121-146-7 $12.95 (Paperback). Simply Murder: The Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862 is the first in a proposed “Emerging Civil War Series” of books by Civil War […]

  • Civil War Book Acquisitions: December 2012, Part 3

    Editor’s Note: Civil War Book Acquisitions is an ongoing series which allows me to highlight new books I’ve recently acquired and give readers an idea of upcoming Civil War books. Confederate Currency by Pierre Fricke 978-0-74781-080-3 64 pages, full color, trade paperback $9.99 Shire Books Publication Date: 2012 TOCWOC’s Take: I received this interesting little […]

  • Before the Seven Days – Advance to the Chickahominy Part 15

    June 1st One of the many that fell in the fighting on May 31st was Gen. Joseph Johnston. Ignoring pleas from staff officers he rode to the front to watch Whiting’s attack. He was struck in the right shoulder by a round and then knocked from his horse by the force of a nearby explosion. […]

  • Using Speech to Text Software to Transcribe Primary Sources?

    This post is really me taking an off the wall idea and bouncing it off of fellow Civil War buffs.  Over at The Siege of Petersburg Online, I’ve got tons of newspaper articles collected which are in PDF or image form.  My challenge is to get those items transcribed for use on my site, either […]

  • Interview with SOW: Chancellorville Order of Battle Designers Jim Weaver and Larry Tagg

    Editor’s Note: I’ve got an interesting interview today for those of you into wargaming the Civil War.  NorbSoftDev’s latest release, Scourge of War: Chancellorsville, was released in mid-November 2012.  It’s the latest in their real time tactical simulator line of computer games which recreate Civil War combat at the regimental and battery level.  I’ll be […]

  • Civil War Book Acquisitions: December 2012, Part 2

    Editor’s Note: Civil War Book Acquisitions is an ongoing series which allows me to highlight new books I’ve recently acquired and give readers an idea of upcoming Civil War books. A Documentary History of the American Civil War Era, Volume 1: Legislative Achievements (Voices of the Civil War) Edited by Thomas C. Mackey 978-1-57233-869-2 328 […]