TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

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 […]

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Editor’s Note: Today seemed to be an especially appropriate time to revisit and update the Top 7 Shiloh Books post I compiled back in 2009.  In that post, Shiloh students at the Shiloh Discussion Group ranked their top 7 Shiloh books, with a first place vote garnering 7 points and a 7th place vote briging […]

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Those that can’t write, Review! April 2012 James W. Durney *********************************************************** The Civil War in the West Victory and Defeat from the Appalachians to the Mississippi by Earl J. Hess is a comprehensive look at how the Union won and held this area. The Union Forever Lincoln, Grant and the Civil War by John Y. […]

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The Civil War in the West: Victory and Defeat from the Appalachians to the Mississippi by Earl J. Hess Product Details      Hardcover: 448 pages      Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (March 12, 2012)      Language: English      ISBN-10: 0807835420      ISBN-13: 978-0807835425 Excellent and comprehensive. Can you really cover the Civil War […]

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Editor’s Note: This book will be available to the public on April 2, 2012. Brasher, Glenn D. The Peninsula Campaign and the Necessity of Emancipation: African Americans and the Fight for Freedom  (The University of North Carolina Press, April 2, 2012). 304 pages, illustrations, 2 maps, bibliography, endnotes, index. ISBN: 978-0-8078-3544-9 $39.95 (Hardcover). What campaign […]

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Civil War Book Acquisitions: March 2012, Part 2 Title: Manassas to Appomattox: The Civil War Memoirs of Pvt. Edgar Warfield 17th Virginia Infantry Author: Warfield, Edgar Publisher: EPM Publications, Inc. ISBN-13: 1-889324-04-3 Price: Varies on the Secondary Market TOCWOC’s Take: Private Whitfield served with the 17th Virginia of Pickett’s Division during the Civil War.  His […]

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The Battle of the Crater: A Novel by Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen & Albert S. Hanser Product Details Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books November 2011 Language: English ISBN-10: 0312607105 ISBN-13: 978-0312607104   The Battle of the Crater is not one of the Army of the Potomac’s best moments.  Conceived as the attack […]

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