Month: January 2009
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Short Takes
My local Public Radio station, WNCW, has been playing cuts from a Civil War concept album by Russell Johnson and Barney Rogers, When the Bands Played. Since these are Tarheel musicians, it is sung from the Southern viewpoint. My favorite, naturally, was the “Sharpshooter’s Blues.” If you like Bluegrass or Old Time music, WNCW has […]
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Five New Civil War Blogs Added to the TOCWOC Blogroll
In my months away from posting, I’ve also neglected some of the new Civil War blogs which have appeared in the interim. I apologize to each of these bloggers, one of whom happens to be past TOCWOC contributor Jim Lamason. The five Civil War blogs mentioned below have all been added to the TOCWOC blogroll […]
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Civil War Talk Radio: January 23, 2009
Air Date: 012309 Subject: Lincoln’s Views on Race Book: The Emancipation Proclamation: Three Views (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War) & The Price of Freedom: Slavery and the Civil War – Volume II Guest: Professor Edna Greene Medford Summary: Professor Edna Greene Medford of Howard University discusses Lincoln and his views on […]
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Brett’s Contributions Going Forward
After finding out quite a bit of what goes into caring for a newborn baby over the past three months, I’m finally ready to dip my toes back into the waters of Civil War blogging. I am VERY happy that the TOCWOC group blog concept worked as I had intended during this time. I appreciate […]
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War and Landscape
I’ve been reading Matthew Spring’s new book on the British Army in the Revolutionary War, With Zeal and Bayonets Only. It’s an excellent look at how the British actually fought during that conflict, and I may do a full review in the future. One thing that Spring does very well is to analyze how the […]