TOCWOC - A Civil War Blog

I was rereading some of my earlier posts and noticed that I had promised my top ten list of books that I have read on the American Civil War.
Well we are going to do it “David’s” way and do the list from number 10 to number 1.
Here goes.
10.) A Little Short of Boats- James Morgan.
The [...]

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Hi all,
Well its been a while. Like October. A lot has happened in my life since then.
But that aside, I want to take a few moments to talk about the recent debate and other heated discussion about RACE.
There has been considerable discussion, speeches, and even debate over how to reconcile the great divide that still [...]

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My life over the last 14 days has been incredible.
In that span of time, I have experienced once again the joy of being among friends, the peace of the Battlefield and hiked the Longstreet Counter march, and the path of the 44 Alabama as it attacked Devils Den. I have seen the quizzical looks [...]

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On my desk in front of me, is a relic. If you are knowledgeable about the ACW, you will now what the title means.
Its the caliber size of the minie ball or bullet that was used during the war.
I did not obtain it from the National Park at Gettysburg, nor Antietam, nor Bull [...]

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I had stopped in Borders Bookstores here in New Jersey to get a cup of coffee and do some quiet reading..
I picked up a copy of one of the Civil War magazines and in it was an article on the group that is SUING the NPS to “Save” the Cyclorama Building at Gettysburg. For those [...]

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During my reading of the Civil War, there have been (For that matter still are) numerous personalties that have caught my eye. Daniel Sickles comes to mind right off the top of my head, (Email me if you would like to know who he was and why I hold him in low esteem) then Jeb [...]

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As I type this, 145 years ago, , September 16,1862 the 30th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, better known as the 1st Pa Reserves were ordered from column of “fours”, the standard marching formation of the day, into battle lines. The regiment was now a veteran regiment. Tired and hungry it was given the [...]

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This is a question, that I think is a good one.
And in a way its a tough one to answer. When I got started, there was a far greater emphasis on reading then there is today. And there were well less things to do.
Also I sense that people in their teens don’t enjoy reading [...]

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Hi folks,
Welcome to our blog.
What follows is my ice breaker. Or how I got started and where my interests are with the “Late Unpleasantness” as people in the southern part of the USA still refer to the American Civil War.
When I was 9 years old, my sister decided she was going to do her US [...]

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