Month: January 2009

  • 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 […]

  • Top 10 Amazon.com Civil War Bestsellers: January 2009

    The last time I took a look at the Amazon.com top 10 Civil War bestsellers was in September of 2008.  I’ve enjoyed keeping an eye on this list to see how books move over time, so look for the Amazon.com Top 10 Civil War Books to become a monthly feature here at TOCWOC.  Readers looking […]

  • October 31, 2008 Civil War Talk Radio Posted

    I’m going back and filling in summaries of the Civil War Talk Radio episodes I have missed since the birth of my son.  I just finished posting Civil War Talk Radio: October 31, 2008, which featured guest Matthew Pinsker, author of Lincoln’s Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers’ Home, talking about Lincoln’s Presidential retreat three […]

  • Save Those Confederate (half) Dollars, Boys!

    Although most Confederate money was paper they did mint a small number of silver coins at New Orleans. The US Mint there was successively run by the briefly independent state of Louisiana and then by the Confederate government until the fall of the city in 1862. Almost none of these half dollars have survived, but […]

  • The University of Missouri Press Is Offering a Sale!

    I received a flier in the mail recently informing me of the “Slashing Prices Like Crazy!” sale now going on at the  University of Missouri Press until March 30, 2009.  There are a lot of interesting Civil War books offered there at reduced prices.  The following books in the Shades of Blue and Gray Series […]

  • October 24, 2008 Civil War Talk Radio Posted

    I’m going back and filling in summaries of the Civil War Talk Radio episodes I have missed since the birth of my son.  I just finished posting Civil War Talk Radio: October 24, 2008, which featured guest Joseph W. Stahl, author of Identification Discs of Union Soldiers in the Civil War.  Feel free to go […]

  • New Home Page for the Military History Carnival

    Gavin Robinson of Investigations of a Dog has decided to no longer host the Military History Carnival.  Luckily, TJ Linzy of Battlefield Biker has decided to step up and host the carnival through the end of 2009.  I’ve updated the Military History Carnival link on the right side of this page to reflect the change.  […]