TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Month: March 2009

  • Review: Flames Beyond Gettysburg: The Gordon Expedition, June 1863

    Flames Beyond Gettysburg: The Gordon Expedition, June 1863 by Scott L. Mingus Sr. Product Details Paperback: 624 pages Publisher: Ironclad Publishing; 1ST edition (February 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0967377080 ISBN-13: 978-0967377087 Histories of the Gettysburg Campaign dismiss The Pennsylvanian response with no more than a page. The hapless state militia breaks at the first rumor […]

  • One Day Remains in TOCWOC’s The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat Book Giveaway!

    If you didn’t catch the free book giveaway announcement at the beginning of March, TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog is giving away a free copy of Earl J. Hess’ new book The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat.  You only have until the end of the day on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 to subscribe […]

  • Short Takes

    Regardless of what you think caused the Late Unpleasantness, state’s rights remain a live issue, enough to make the Christian Science Monitor devote an article to it. As you might expect, South Carolina is involved: Atlanta – There’s an old joke in South Carolina: Confederate President Jefferson Davis may have surrendered at the Burt-Stark mansion […]

  • In the Review Queue: Modernizing a Slave Economy

    The “In the Review Queue” series provides TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog readers with a brief look at books Brett Schulte is planning to review here on the blog.  These will be very similar to Drew Wagenhoffer’s “Booknotes” series at Civil War Books and Authors. UPDATE: Elektratig has a fascinating post about the book…on […]

  • In the Review Queue: Flames Beyond Gettysburg

    The “In the Review Queue” series provides TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog readers with a brief look at books Brett Schulte is planning to review here on the blog.  These will be very similar to Drew Wagenhoffer’s “Booknotes” series at Civil War Books and Authors. The latest offering from Ironclad Publishing in “The Discovering […]

  • Joseph R. Reinhart Responds to Chancellorsville and the Germans Review

    I recently received a long and interesting email from TOCWOC reader Joseph R. Reinhart about my review of Christian Keller’s book Chancellorsville and the Germans: Nativism, Ethnicity, and Civil War Memory.  Mr. Reinhart has been researching German-American involvement in the Civil War for over 15 years.  He is the editor of August Willich’s Gallant Dutchmen: […]

  • An Interview With Tom Broadfoot of Broadfoot Publishing

    Tom Broadfoot, owner of Broadfoot Publishing, was kind enough to answer a few questions recently about his Civil War publishing company and the new South Carolina Regimental-Roster Set series of books. BRS: Thank you for agreeing to an interview Tom.  I really appreciate it.  Broadfoot Publishing is well-known by Civil War buffs as a quality […]