TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Month: February 2010

  • Buy Some Civil War Magazines For a Good Cause

    I recently received an email from Anita Collins, whose daughter is in a New Jersey Girl Scout Troup.  The girls received a large collection of Civil War magazines that they had planned to donate to a local nursing home, but the nursing home already had plenty of magazines.  At that point, Anita contacted TOCWOC – […]

  • Leading the Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid (not just anyone will do)

    Eric Wittenberg scored a coup in Like A Meteor Blazing Brightly by finding a letter from former Confederate John Mosby about meeting Col. Isaac Wistar after the war. Wistar confirmed to Mosby the truth of the Kilpatrick-Dahlgren’s raid’s purpose—assassination—which he’d heard from Judson Kilpatrick himself. Wistar also claimed to have been ordered to do the […]

  • Indiana University Press sale

    I got a card from Indiana University Press about a one-day sale that I’ll pass on to TOCWOC readers. For one day, February 17, all books will be 60% off! All you need do is enter the code SIXTY at checkout to get this steep discount. IUP has books on the Civil War and on […]

  • Passing of Dr. Richard Iobst

    The Civil War community here in Western NC has been saddened by the passing of Dr. Richard Iobst, a long-time member of the Western North Carolina Civil War Round Table. Although best known for his history of the Sixth North Carolina, The Bloody Sixth, he was also an authority on Will Thomas, the commander of […]

  • Review: Lincoln and the Sioux Uprising of 1862

    Lincoln and the Sioux Uprising of 1862 By Hank H. Cox For four young Sioux men returning home from an unsuccessful hunting trip August 17, 1862 was a day just like any other in Southwestern Minnesota. But what started as an ordinary Sunday ended in tragedy when juvenile taunts lead to the slaying of a […]

  • Review: News In History Provides A Look Into the Past Via Newspapers

    Note: This post has been crossposted at Beyond the Crater: The Petersburg Campaign Online. I recently found an exciting new site for history buffs, NewsinHistory.com, which offers readers and (even more importantly for me, as you will read later) researchers a look into the past via digitized versions of old newspapers. I truly believe TOCWOC […]

  • February 2010 Civil War Book Notes

    Those that can’t write, Review! February 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 […]