TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Month: November 2009

  • A Response to Hallmarks of the Politically Correct Myth of the American Civil War, Part 2

    Editor’s Note: This is a two part post which will appear on Thursday and Friday.  Read Part 1 if you missed it. I read Jim Durney’s recent TOCWOC post, Hallmarks of the Politically Correct Myth of the American Civil War, with interest.  Jim points out many things I agreed with, but he also made some […]

  • A Response to Hallmarks of the Politically Correct Myth of the American Civil War, Part 1

    Editor’s Note: This is a two part post which will appear on Thursday and Friday.  Check back for part two tomorrow. I read Jim Durney’s recent TOCWOC post, Hallmarks of the Politically Correct Myth of the American Civil War, with interest.  Jim points out many things I agreed with, but he also made some statements […]

  • Pre-Halloween Civil War Talk Radio Added

    I finally had some time to listen to and add the October 30, 2009 episode of Civil War Talk Radio.  Where possible, I’ll be including a picture of the guest and the main book or books discussed each episode.  No November 6 show is present in the archives.  Does anyone know if Gerry did a […]

  • Remember Our Veterans

    I wanted to take a moment to remember the veterans in my family this Veterans Day. George Schulte, my Great-Grandfather, served in the AEF during World War I. Leo Schulte, my Grandfather, was on Okinawa and Iwo Jima. Joe Schulte, my Great Uncle, was killed in a plane crash in Korea. Deli Huegen, another Great […]

  • Review: The Army of Tennessee by Thomas L. Connelly

    Army of the Heartland: The Army of Tennessee, 1861-1862 by Thomas Lawrence Connelly Product Details Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Louisiana State University Press (September 2001) Language: English ISBN-10: 080712737X ISBN-13: 978-0807127377 Autumn of Glory: The Army of Tennessee, 1862-1865 by Thomas Lawrence Connelly Product Details Paperback: 576 pages Publisher: Louisiana State University Press (September 2001) […]

  • November 2009 Civil War Book Notes

    Those that can’t write, Review! November 2009 James Durney *********************************************************** New Releases A Dangerous Stir: Fear, Paranoia, and the Making of Reconstruction by Mark Wahlgren Summers should be in the stores this month.  Reconstruction policy after the Civil War is shaped not simply by politics, principles, and prejudices. Also at work were fears–often-unreasonable fears of […]

  • A Threat to Nashville’s Ft. Negley Park

    German-Americans in the Civil War expert Joseph R. Reinhart recently wrote to us about a threat to Nashville’s Fort Negley Park.  Fort Negley’s museum specialist Krista Castillo is in danger of losing her job, and the park would see a replacement with no Civil War experience.  Greg Biggs of the Clarksville, TN Civil War Round […]