TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Butkovich, Brad. The Battle of Pickett’s Mill: Along the Dead-Line (The History Press, 2013). 208 pages, over 20 images, maps, order of battle, notes, bibliography. ISBN: 978-1-62619-042-9 $21.99 (Paperback). The Battle of Pickett’s Mill: Along the Dead-Line is the first detailed modern book focused solely on the Battle of Pickett’s Mill.  The small battle is […]

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When discussing tactics one needs to look not just at what pundits are saying now but what the people who actually practiced them said about it. I came across an excellent description of the failure of the column attacks at Kennesaw Mountain by someone who was there, Maj. Gen. Jacob Cox, who commanded a division […]

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In a pair of recent posts I wrote about the movement of the Army of the Tennessee through Snake Creek Gap to Resaca on May 9th 1864.   Let’s take a look at the other side — who was defending Resaca that day? The Official Records make no mention of this, but in his book ‘Four […]

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A civil war army on the move uncoils and stretches out like a slinky.  The rougher the road, tighter the terrain and longer the march, the more attenuated the force becomes — “When these marches commenced, the men would be in regular military order, four abreast; but the first half-mile usually broke up all regularity.” […]

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Author’s Note: This is the 10th installment on the series about Major Ramon T. de Aragon. In May, 1864, Federal General William T. Sherman launched his advance on Atlanta from Ringold, Georgia, just south of Chattanooga. Leonidas Polk’s corps, including Major De Aragon’s brigade, is summoned by Confederate Joseph E. Johnston to rejoin the Army […]

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An Iowa Soldier Writes Home: The Civil War Letters of Union Private Daniel J. Parvin Edited by: Phillip A. Hubbart Carolina Academic Press 2011 Paper 196 pages $25.00 ISBN: 978-1-59460-978-7 • LCCN 2011002478 Phillip Hubbart, a retired Florida appellate judge, transcribed 117 letters of his great-great-grandfather Daniel J. Parvin, an infantryman who fought with the […]

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The Battles of New Hope Church by Russell Blount Jr. Product Details Hardcover: 192 pages Publisher: Pelican Publishing (April 1, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 1589807480 ISBN-13: 978-1589807488 This is an impressive first book, with much to recommend it.  The author’s writing style produces a vivid easy to read narration.  Couple this with seamlessly switching between […]

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