Month: June 2009
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BIG News at TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog
I’d like to announce an eventful first four days of July here at TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog. Events include the 78th History Carnival, a combined effort by Civil War bloggers to present a definitive Top 10 Civil War books on the Campaign and Battle of Gettysburg, and a free book giveaway on the […]
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Review: A Beckoning Hellfire: A Novel of the Civil War
A Beckoning Hellfire: A Novel of the Civil War By J. D. R. Hawkins On Christmas Eve, 1862 David Summers and his family learn of the terrible news of his father’s death, presumably at the hands of Yankee soldiers, at the battle of Fredericksburg a week earlier. The following spring, on a mission of revenge […]
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Interview With Civil War Preservation Trust President Jim Lighthizer at This Mighty Scourge
Mike Noirot recently interviewed Civil War Preservation Trust President Jim Lighthizer at his Civil War blog This Mighty Scourge. This isn’t any ordinary blog interview, however. Mike did an audio interview with Mr. Lighthizer, and it is broken down into eight parts in the usual mp3 format. Make sure you tell others interested about Civil […]
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Terrible News for the Wilderness Battlefield
In a not so stunning turn of events if you’ve been following the situation, the Orange County (VA) Planning Commission voted 5-4 to allow the construction of a Super Wal-Mart on the Wilderness Battlefield. The decision isn’t final yet, with the ultimately final vote going to the Orange County Board of Supervisors later this year. […]