TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Month: December 2012

  • A Civil War Gift List, 2012

    A Civil War Gift List From the stores the internet and the newspaper, I see the season for gifting is upon me.  Here is a list of gifts that a Civil War person might enjoy.  The list is for books, movies, games and miscellaneous items.  The price range is from about $65 to $10, depending […]

  • What Is a Content Blogger?

    Brooks Simpson questioned Robert Moore’s classification of Civil War blogs into “content blogs” and “controversy blogs”, I commented, and Brooks raised some questions both in the comments section and in a follow-up post to his earlier effort. First, I’ll respond to his questions in the comments section of his first post: Brooks Simpson: “However, you […]

  • Two Good Books on Prairie Grove…And a Wargame

    For those of us with Civil War interests, December 7 also conjures up images of the greatest single march in the entire Civil War, and it didn’t involve Jackson’s foot cavalry.  Instead, it was Herron’s Union forces trying to reach an overexposed Blunt who marched 120 or so miles in frigid December temperatures.  The result […]

  • December 2012 Civil War Book Notes

    Those that can’t write, Review! December 2012 James W. Durney ***********************************************************  New in the stores James M. Schmidt newest from History Press Galveston and the Civil War: An Island City in the Maelstrom had a small name change “People” became “City”.   The Battle of Big Bethel: Crucial Clash in Early Civil War Virginia by […]

  • Recent McFarland Civil War Books: October-November 2012

    Editor’s Note: I tried to do a series called the “McFarland Book of the Week” awhile ago and I just could not reasonably keep up.  You’ll see these new posts from time to time which update you on the most recent McFarland Civil War books available.  McFarland’s books tend to be on the expensive side, […]

  • Before the Seven Days – Advance to the Chickahominy Part 12

    Setting the Stage for Battle The net result of the Battle of Hanover Court House was a change to the strategy of the campaign. McClellan noted that the “enemy was not in great force opposite Bottom’s Bridge” and that “it was important to secure a lodgment upon the right bank before he should have time […]

  • Reading the War, December 1862

    Reading the War December 1862 We do not have many books from Antietam to Gettysburg.  I have no idea why but it is a fact we have to accept.  Compounding the problem is that several books are out of date or just plain bad.  My recommendations are: The Fredericksburg Campaign by Francis Augustin O’Reilly is […]