TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Month: March 2012

  • Identifying an Old Gun

    I have recently come into possession of an old revolver and need some help identifying it. It looks very much like the S&W Model 1½ revolver that was introduced just after the Civil War, but has some significant differences, namely that it does not have the S&W “tip-up” barrel for reloading. Instead, you pull on […]

  • TOCWOC is Back

    After three very frustrating days of partial and complete downtime, TOCWOC and The Siege of Petersburg Online are back up and running.  I apologize to anyone who tried to access my sites since Thursday.  After insinuations from a tech support person at my web host that the downtime was my fault on Friday, I implemented […]

  • Civil War Book Acquisitions: February 2012, Part 3

    Civil War Book Acquisitions: February 2012, Part 3 Title: Unholy Sabbath: The Battle of South Mountain in History and Memory, September 14, 1862 Author: Jordan, Brian M. Publisher: Savas Beatie ISBN-13: 978-1-61121-088-0 Price: $32.95 (Hardcover); $9.99 (Kindle) TOCWOC’s Take: I reviewed this excellent new book last week.  Here’s an excerpt: Was the Union surrender at […]