TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Month: December 2008

  • Civil War Talk Radio: December 5, 2008

    Air Date: 120508 Subject: Civil War Round Tables Web Site: Civil War News Guest: Matthew Borowick Summary: Civil War News writer Matthew Borowick discusses Civil War Round Tables around the country. Brett’s Summary: Civil War Talk Radio has a new home for information on the episodes, http://www.cwtr.org. Gerry interviews Matthew Borowick about Civil War Round […]

  • Review: Those Damned Black Hats! The Iron Brigade in the Gettysburg Campaign

    Those Damned Black Hats! The Iron Brigade in the Gettysburg Campaign by Lance Herdegen Product Details Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (October 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 1932714480 ISBN-13: 978-1932714487 The Iron Brigade was one of the premier combat units of the Army of the Potomac.  Comprised of western regiments their distinctive headgear made them […]

  • December 2008 Book Notes

    Those that can’t write, Review! December 2008 James Durney *************************************************************** That last minute gift! It is always when an unexpected gift is needed.  This occurs with very little warning and almost no time to shop.  Here is a list of Civil War books that seem to be stocked in Borders or Barnes & Nobel.  If […]

  • Slope Dope

    Whaaa? Bear with me, we’re not talking about something really exotic here. Consider the following account from the Battle of South Mountain (Boonesboro for you Confederates). The report is from the the 107th Pennsylvania, part of Duryea’s brigade, which was attacking up a steep slope toward Turner’s Gap against Robert Rodes’ Alabama brigade. in compliance […]