TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Month: April 2011

  • Around the Web

    I have been consumed with some projects lately, which has left me no time to blog. Thanks to James and Brett for keeping the flag flying. I’ll try to surface from time to time and post some items of interest pertaining to the Late Unpleasantness. From Alexandria, LA comes a interpretive segment at a local […]

  • Civil War Movie Review: The Conspirator (2011)

    The Conspirator (2011) Product Details Actors: James McAvoy, Robin Wright Directors: Robert Redford Format: NTSC Studio: Roadside Attractions Run Time: 123 minutes One is guilty! The question this film tries to answers is which Surratt is guilty in the murder of President Lincoln.  Is it the mother, Mary, or the son, John?  Did Mary Surratt […]

  • Civil War Book Review: A Glorious Army: Robert E. Lee’s Triumph, 1862-1863

    A Glorious Army: Robert E. Lee’s Triumph, 1862-1863 by Jeffry D. Wert Product Details Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1St Edition edition (April 5, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1416593349 ISBN-13: 978-1416593348 The story of a fabled army Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia occupy a special place in both our […]

  • Civil War Book Review: STRANGLING THE CONFEDERACY: Coastal Operations in the American Civil War

    STRANGLING THE CONFEDERACY: Coastal Operations in the American Civil War by Kevin Dougherty Product Details Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Casemate (April 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 1935149245 ISBN-13: 978-1935149248 An important area of the war War like anything else has a main ring and sideshows.  The main ring is what people watch and what historians write […]

  • Civil War Book Review: God’s Almost Chosen Peoples: A Religious History of the American Civil War

    God’s Almost Chosen Peoples: A Religious History of the American Civil War by George C. Rable Product Details Hardcover: 624 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (November 25, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807834262 ISBN-13: 978-0807834268 Religion, Civil War & America At the time of the Civil War America was a Christian Protestant nation.  […]

  • Book Trailers: An Interview with Managing Director Theodore P. Savas

    Q: Savas Beatie has been developing many new avenues for promoting its business. How did the idea of incorporating book trailers come about? A: Some time ago I got the idea watching a movie trailer one day, and Sarah Keeney and I began exploring the concept, and discovered that some of the bigger companies were […]

  • The New York Times on Fort Sumter

    The New York Times April 12, 1861 THE WAR IMMINENT.; Formal Demand for the Surrender of Fort Sumpter.  THE REFUSAL OF MAJ. ANDERSON.  The Bombardment Probably to Commence Immediately.  THE WAR FLEET OFF THE HARBOR.The Entire Government Forces Destined for Charleston. WARLIKE PREPARATIONS AT SAVANNAH.Departure of the Southern Commissioners from Washington. DISPATCH TO THE ASSOCIATED […]