TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Those that can’t write, Review! January 2012 James W. Durney *********************************************************** Another Year This is going to be a year full of distractions that will compete for time to read.   Until early November political calls are a constant interruption.  After the election they will go back to ignoring us. This is the Sesquicentennial of 1862, […]

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Those that can’t write, Review! December 2011 James W. Durney *********************************************************** Gift List This is the gifting season any suggestions about what to buy or ask for usually are welcome.  These are some books that a Civil War person should be happy to receive: Eric Wittenberg’s, Gettysburg’s Forgotten Cavalry Actions: Farnsworth’s Charge, South Cavalry Field, […]

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A Little Short of Boats: The Civil War Battles of Ball’s Bluff and Edwards Ferry, October 21 – 22, 1861 by James Morgan Product Details Hardcover: 312 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie; Rev Exp edition (July 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1611210666 ISBN-13: 978-1611210668 A little battle with a long shadow. A minor event can cause a […]

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Those that can’t write, Review! September 2011 James W. Durney *********************************************************** My “to read” list The Doom of Reconstruction by Andrew Slapp looks at the liberal wing of the Republican Party after the war. The Notorious “Bull” Nelson Murdered Civil War General by Donald A. Clark is a book I have wanted for some time […]

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Those that can’t write, Review! August 2011 James W. Durney *********************************************************** My “to read” list A World on Fire: Britain’s Crucial Role in the American Civil War is a detailed, informative and very enjoyable book. Sister States Enemy States is a series of essays on how the war affected Tennessee and Kentucky. The Doom of […]

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Those that can’t write, Review! June 2011 James W. Durney *********************************************************** My “to read” list Sing Not War by James Marten looks at the experience of being a veteran of the Civil War.  This is an excellent book on an often-ignored subject. The Won Cause by Barbara A. Gannon looks at Black and White comradeship […]

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Those that can’t write, Review! April 2011 James W. Durney *********************************************************** My “to read” list Moments of Despair: Suicide, Divorce, and Debt in Civil War Era North Carolina by David Silkenat, is an excellent social history looking these events in North Carolina from about 1840 to 1905. Shadow of Shiloh: Major General Lew Wallace in […]

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