TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Month: May 2012

  • The Civil War and You: Memories From The Past

    Editor’s Note: Please welcome Harold Cheetham, one of a number of new amateur Civil War bloggers here at TOCWOC.  Harold and the rest of the group are here to bring some fresh new perspectives to TOCWOC, a blog I founded back in late 2006.  My goal is to bring you the reader fresh content from a […]

  • Night Fight at Wauhatchie Conclusion

    The Relief Column At Brown’s Ferry the sound of the battle to the south alerted Hooker that his rear may be in trouble. MG Oliver Howard, commanding XI Corps, was ordered to double quick his nearest division to Geary’s aid. MG Carl Shurz got his two divisions ready for the rescue mission. The division of […]

  • What were they doing over there?: Walker’s Div. at Chattanooga

    The selection of Confederate reports for the battle of Chattanooga that made it into the Official Records is skimpy.  There is a report from Bragg, the army commander, but not from either of his corps commanders, Hardee or Breckenridge, and there are no reports from several of the division commanders or their subordinates.  Consider the […]

  • Night Fight at Wauhatchie Part 3

    Battle Joined Bratton’s efforts to get into position continued for two hours after the appointed attack time. The nearly full moon was obscured by clouds and the darkness made it impossible, according to Geary, “to see a body of men only 100 yards distant.” Bratton’s skirmishers finally made contact with the Federal pickets about 0030 […]

  • May 2012 Civil War Book Notes

    Those that can’t write, Review! May 2012 James W. Durney *********************************************************** Battle Hymns by Christian McWhirter looks at the uses and impact music had during the Civil War. This is not another listing of popular songs but a look at what people said and remembered about these songs. Corinth 1862: Siege, Battle, Occupation by Timothy […]

  • Color my thinking, Blue and grey

    Editor’s Note: Please welcome Mark Lally, one of a number of new amateur Civil War bloggers here at TOCWOC.  Mark and the rest of the group are here to bring some fresh new perspectives to TOCWOC, a blog I founded back in late 2006.  My goal is to bring you the reader fresh content from […]

  • Night Fight at Wauhatchie Part 2

    Geary Deploys BG John Geary took his responsibility seriously although he felt he was operating under difficult circumstances. On the 25th he had reached Bridgeport with only one regiment and 2 sections of artillery because his command was stretched from “Tullahoma to Murfreesboro guarding the railroad.” By the 27th he had gathered four regiments ( […]