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  • Civil War Talk Radio: January 16, 2009

    Note: Since there was no new episode yesterday I decided to post one of the two CWTR episodes I had missed from January. Air Date: 011609 Subject: The Iron Brigade at Gettysburg Book: Those Damned Black Hats! The Iron Brigade in the Gettysburg Campaign Guest: Lance J. Herdegen Summary: Lance J. Herdegen, author of  Those […]

  • Observations From Gettysburg

    My wife, son, and I visited Gettysburg this weekend. The weather was incredible both days, 75 and crystal clear. There were huge crowds in town, in the restaurants, on the battlefield, everywhere. There were license plates from Ohio, Jersey, Maryland, Florida, Iowa, even California. I thought it odd, though, that I saw very few blacks. I probably […]

  • Are Slavery and Emancipation the ONLY Things Worth Studying from the American Civil War?

    There have been quite a few mentions of the Gettysburg Visitor Center over the past few weeks in the Civil War blogosphere, and some of this has spilled over into the question of what type of interpretation should be seen at our Civil War battlefield visitor centers. John Hennessy, National Park Service Chief Historian at […]

  • Review: Crossroads of the Conflict: Defining Hours for the Blue and Gray: A Guide to the Monuments of Gettysburg

    Donald W. McLaughlin. Crossroads of the Conflict: Defining Hours for the Blue and Gray: A Guide to the Monuments of Gettysburg. Denver, CO: Outskirts Press, Inc. (June 2, 2008). 376 pages, numerous maps, index. ISBN: 978-1432722876 $34.95 (Paperback). Don McLaughlin’s years spent as a Licensed Battlefield Guide at Gettysburg from 1983 to 1997 along with […]

  • Civil War Music Part III- Soundtracks

    I apologize for not posting Part III earlier, the last few weeks have been very hectic.  To see the other music reviews, please visit Civil War Music Part I Civil War Music Part II Here in the 3rd of my 3 part series, I look at soundtracks of the Civil War Era.  The ones that […]

  • Short Takes

    Last night I inadvertently whacked my PC, which lives under the desk. It then started an ominous clicking and refused to read and write off the main data drive. I copied off what I could and rebooted and…it seems to be working. Still it was a scare and I’m backing up everything regularly. Got a […]

  • Gettysburg Magazine: Issue 39 Arrives

    I received issue 39 of Gettysburg Magazine in the mail yesterday evening.  Below the cover image is a list of the articles contained within.  I encourage TOCWOC readers to subscribe to Gettysburg Magazine today!  After reading this issue I may do a little blogging on one of more of the articles.  I am a full […]