TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Month: September 2009

  • Review: The Mule Shoe

    The Mule Shoe, By Perry Trouche Many students of the American Civil War often wonder what it must have been like.  What did a battle look and sound like?  What sights, sounds and smells did the average Civil War soldier experience during a battle?  What is it like to face hostile enemy fire, to face […]

  • The Becker Collection

    Another most amazing Civil War resource has recently become available at Boston College—The Becker Archive, an extensive collection of the original drawings of the special artists working for Frank Leslie’s Weekly. There’s a long article about in Boston College magazine. It is … an extraordinary cache of previously undocumented eyewitness depictions from the second half […]

  • Civil War Talk Radio: Wade Hampton and Dan Sickles

    The August 28, 2009 episode of Civil War Talk Radio has now been posted.  Rod Andrew, Jr. was the guest and the discussion was on Confederate Confederate cavalry general Wade Hampton III.  The September 4, 2009 Civil War Talk Radio episode is also up.  That show featured author James A. Hessler discussing controversial Union general […]

  • Civil War Talk Radio: September 11, 2009

    Air Date: 091109 Subject: Mapping the Complete Gettysburg Guide Books: The Complete Gettysburg Guide: Walking and Driving Tours of the Battlefield, Town, Cemeteries, Field Hospital Sites, and other Topics of Historical Interest Guest: Steven Stanley Summary: Civil War Cartographer and Photographer Steven Stanley talks about The Complete Gettysburg Guide, a new Gettysburg Tour Guide book […]

  • A Note On Civil War Talk Radio’s Sixth Season

    Summer flew by so quickly that the start of Civil War Talk Radio‘s sixth season took me completely by surprise.  I’ve manged to listen to the first episode from August 28 dealing with Wade Hampton, but I still need to catch up on the September 4 episode as well before this afternoon’s new episode airs […]

  • Review: Over Lincoln’s Shoulder

    Over Lincoln’s Shoulder by Bruce Tap Product Details Paperback: 332 pages Publisher: University Press Of Kansas (January 20, 1998) Language: English ISBN-10: 0700614265 ISBN-13: 978-0700614264 Very few Civil War hobbyists do not hold a strong position on the Joint Congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War (CCW).  The committee frequently is the object of […]

  • Review: The New Civil War Handbook: Facts and Photos for Readers of All Ages

    THE NEW CIVIL WAR HANDBOOK: Facts and Photos for Readers of All Ages (Paperback) by Mark Hughes Product Details · Paperback: 144 pages · Publisher: Savas Beatie (May 2009) · Language: English · ISBN-10: 1932714626 · ISBN-13: 978-1932714623 Authoring this type of book has to be almost impossible. Some people will be upset because you […]