TOCWOC - A Civil War Blog

I’m delighted that Brett has begun comments on the content of various Civil War magazines - in my opinion, they don’t receive enough attention. I would like to talk about assessing these various publications and the criterion we use.
As many know, Civil War Times is the oldest continuously running (since 1962). CWT is [...]

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Thought I’d piggy-back a bit on Brett’s blog regarding magazines such as Civil War Times, America’s Civil War, etc. I happen to write for ACW, and I too am pleased that lately such magazines (which have been more of the ‘pop’ ilk compared to such productions like Blue&Gray and North&South) are stepping up their [...]

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I’ve been visiting the Gettysburg Battlefield for nearly 30 years now, ever since I was a tyke and my parents took me there. Back then, I understood little and was content–like most kids my age–to crawl around the rocks at Devil’s Den and get lost in the woods.
Of course, as I got older, and [...]

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