TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Welcome back to TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog and thanks for reading!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 [...]

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What were the consequences of the Kilpatrick-Dahlgren raid? In operational terms, not much. Casualties were minimal and the raid accomplished little. The indirect consequences, however, were important. For one, it convinced the Confederates to strengthen Richmond’s defenses and move their POWs away from the capital, thus removing a tempting target for raids.
The biggest fallout was [...]

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I’m taking a look at Abe Lincoln as president—not as angel or devil—in an attempt to determine what his real war policies were, especially in relation to the Kilpatrick-Dahlgren raid and toward civilians (i.e. “hard war”). It isn’t that easy, since Mistah Linkum was a consummate (and slippery) politician in his time and a revered [...]

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Christmas during the Civil War is a very different holiday from what we know.  The holiday is not one of merriment and festivity in much of Britain and America.  This is a time of sobriety and somberness.  People attend church reflect on the birth of Christ and the blessings of God.  A large family dinner [...]

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I’m back after a nice relaxing Thanksgiving with family.  Before I get back into the swing of Civil War things, I just wanted to alert TOCWOC’s readers, avid bibliophiles like myself, to some amazing Amazon.com Cyber Monday Book Deals!  For those of you who don’t know, Cyber Monday is basically like Black Friday, except you [...]

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Editor’s Note: This is a two part post which will appear on Thursday and Friday.  Read Part 1 if you missed it.
I read Jim Durney’s recent TOCWOC post, Hallmarks of the Politically Correct Myth of the American Civil War, with interest.  Jim points out many things I agreed with, but he also made some statements [...]

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Editor’s Note: This is a two part post which will appear on Thursday and Friday.  Check back for part two tomorrow.
I read Jim Durney’s recent TOCWOC post, Hallmarks of the Politically Correct Myth of the American Civil War, with interest.  Jim points out many things I agreed with, but he also made some statements I [...]

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