TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Month: January 2010

  • The November 20, 2009 Civil War Talk Radio Has Been Posted

    I’m catching up on a few loose ends from late 2009, and one of these is to finally listen to several Civil War Talk Radio episodes I missed.  One of these was the November 20, 2009 Civil War Talk Radio episode featuring Professor Christian B. Keller talking about German-Americans, Chancellorsville, and Nativism.  You can also […]

  • Civil War Preservation Trust Rescues Nearly 3,000 Acres in 2009

    Jim Campi of the Civil War Preservation Trust recently passed along this encouraging bit of Civil War preservation news for the year just ended CIVIL WAR PRESERVATION TRUST RESCUES 2,777 ACRES OF HALLOWED GROUND IN 2009 Despite difficult economic climate, national nonprofit group protects historic landscapes at 20 battlefields (Washington, D.C.) – The Civil War […]

  • Reviews: The Fort Pillow Massacre

    An Unerring Fire: The Massacre at Fort Pillow by Richard L. Fuchs Product Details Hardcover: 190 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 9.50 x 0.75 x 6.50 Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press; (October 1994) ISBN: 083863561X Mr. Fuchs has tried to prove the case against Nathan Bedford Forrest for ordering the massacre at Fort Pillow.  He has […]

  • January 2010 Civil War Book Notes

    Those that can’t write, Review! January 2010 James Durney *********************************************************** In the stores Lincoln for President: An Unlikely Candidate, An Audacious Strategy, and the Victory No One Saw Coming by Bruce Chadwick is an interesting title.  The press release states “is the incredible story of how Lincoln overcame overwhelming odds to not only capture his […]