TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Welcome back to TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog and thanks for reading!Believe it or not there are still “lost” Civil War forts that occasionally come to light. One such was Fort Owen, which played a brief but pivotal role in the events of April 2, 1865 at Petersburg. Named after Louisiana artillery officer Col. [...]

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The Save Historic Antietam Foundtaion is putting on a tour of “Phase I” of the Antietam Campaign led by Dr. Tom Clemens, author of The Maryland Campaign of September, 1862, Volume I: South Mountain and Dennis Frye, National Park Service Historian at Harper’s Ferry.  This one-day tour will occur on July 31, 2010, covers the [...]

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Yes, citizen, arm yourself with a rake, a trash bag, and other implements of destruction and help us preserve our common heritage. The cleanup, which includes 100 historic sights in 23 states, will be between April 8 and 10 at various Civil War battlefields, so there’s still time to make plans.
The event is called Park [...]

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I was recently contacted about helping to spread the word about the 21st Annual Civil War Reenactment at Neshaminy State Park in Bensalem, PA on May 1-2, 2010.   The proceeds from the event go to the Civil War Preservation Trust, making this a very worthwhile event to attend.  Details follow:
21ST ANNUAL CIVIL WAR RE-ENACTMENT AT [...]

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I learned the sad news this evening from Drew and Harry that Art Bergeron passed away yesterday.  Art was an authority on the Civil War in Louisiana, was very kind to me personally the few times we communicated via email, and will be sorely missed by the Civil War community.  My sincerest condolences to his [...]

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Frank Cooling and Wally Owen’s book on the ring of forts around Washington has been reissued. At $75 for the hardback the price is steep but it’s the definitive reference work on the 68 forts that protected the capitol during the war. If you’re DC area on the evening of Nov. 14 (between 6-8pm) you [...]

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UNC Press is offering many Civil War books for 50% off in their Fall Sale 2009 event, running through November 20, 2009.  Please head over and purchase some books.  UNC Press is one of the very best Civil War book publishers among University presses.  I have learned quite a bit from their catalogue of Civil [...]

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