TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Month: October 2008

  • Meade, Mud, Mistakes, and Stalemate: The Mine Run Campaign

    As many TOCWOC readers know, I am interested in the post-Gettysburg campaigns in the East and have commented on them in the past.  Andrew A. Humphreys, Army of the Potomac’s Chief of Staff at the time of Bristoe Station and Mine Run, did write a short campaign study in 1883 (available to read or for […]

  • The Artillery Charge

    I have finished Earl Hess’s The Rifle Musket in the Civil War and will posting a review by and by, but before I do that I’d like to address one of his points, that of the role of the artillery. Hess and several other historians (e.g. Mark Grimsley, Gregg Biggs, etc.) have adopted the thesis […]

  • Civil War Talk Radio: October 3, 2008

    Air Date: 100308 Subject: Lincolns Labels Book: Lincoln’s Labels: America’s Best Known Brands and the Civil War Guest: James M. Schmidt Summary: Fellow blogger Jim Schmidt discusses his new book Lincoln’s Labels. Brett’s Summary: Gerry notes there will be no show on October 10 at the top of this week’s episode.  In an interesting aside, […]

  • Jim Schmidt to Appear on Civil War Talk Radio This Friday

    Author and fellow blogger Jim Schmidt will be appearing on Civil War Talk Radio this Friday to promote his new book Lincoln’s Labels: America’s Best Known Brand and the Civil War and talking about Civil War medicine as well.  Thiks episode, as usual, will air at 12 pm Pacific (2 pm Central) on Friday afternoon.  […]

  • October 2008 Book Notes

    Those that can’t write, Review! October 2008 James Durney *************************************************************** Book News I have been able to find very few new books on the war. Most publishers seem to be on vacation after an active August/September. We may have to wait until Christmas for an active schedule again. There are a number of good new […]