TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Month: March 2010

  • March 2010 Civil War Book Notes

    Those that can’t write, Review! March 2010 James Durney *********************************************************** Excellent Reads! March 1865 saw Sherman’s army fight a number of small battles that while doing little to change the situation are interesting and should be included in your studies.  We usually pass over these battles in the rush to Appomattox.  These books will give […]

  • Battle Ranges

    The range at which an enemy soldier can be engaged on the battlefield is a factor that has occupied both soldiers and pundits since the invention of firearms. In Civil War circles much of the recent controversy has centered around Paddy Griffith’s revisionist work Battle Tactics of the Civil War, in which he argued that […]

  • Short Takes

    Will Ronald Reagan replace US Grant on the fifty dollar bill? A US Representative right here in NC, Patrick McHenry, thinks so: “Every generation needs its own heroes,” McHenry said in a written statement. “One decade into the 21st century, it’s time to honor the last great president of the 20th and give President Reagan […]

  • Review: Blue and Gray Diplomacy: A History of Union and Confederate Foreign Relations

    Blue and Gray Diplomacy: A History of Union and Confederate Foreign Relations (The Littlefield History of the Civil War Era) by Howard Jones Product Details Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (December 18, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807833495 ISBN-13: 978-0807833490 A different view of diplomacy American diplomacy during the Civil War […]

  • Lincoln and Stanton

    Two men could not have been more different than Abraham Lincoln and Edwin Stanton. Lincoln had a broad vision, a humane disposition and a folksy way of expressing himself. He could be flexible, was not terribly good at particulars, and could ignore a personal insult if it advanced his cause. Stanton, OTOH was a master […]

  • The Civil War 145 Years Ago: March 1865

    145 Years Ago March 1865 by James W. Durney The Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac continue the siege at Petersburg.  Sherman’s army is advancing in South Carolina. On March 2, at Waynesboro, George Custer takes 1,600 prisoners, 17 flags, 11 cannon and 200 wagons in a short battle.  This victory […]