TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

We recently passed the 150th anniversary of the Battle of  Shiloh which prompts me to discuss a quotation which bothers me.  Anyone who has read a modern book on Shiloh has probably seen some variation on “Take your damned regiment back to Ohio.  There is no enemy closer than Corinth.”  Allegedly this statement was the […]

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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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Back to the George Nafziger American Civil War Order of Battle Collection Confederate Forces Battle of Shiloh 6-7 April 1862 Confederate Army of Mississippi Commanding General: General A.S.Johnston (G.T.Beauregard) 1st Corps: Major General Leonidas Polk (58l/8,823) 1st Division: Brigadier General C.Clark (A.P.Stewart) 1st Brigade: Colonel R.M.Russell 11th Louisiana Infantry Regiment 12th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 13th […]

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Back to the George Nafziger American Civil War Order of Battle Collection Union  Forces at the Battle of Pittsburg Landing or Shiloh, Tennessee 6-7 April 1862 The Army of Tennessee Commanding General: Major General U.S.Grant 1st Division: Major General J.A. McClernand 1st Brigade: Colonel A.M.Hare (M.M.Crocker)(125/2,531) 8th Illinois Infantry Regiment (28/465) 18th Illinois Infantry Regiment […]

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The Battle of Shiloh webinar I wrote a short summary of earlier this week has now been posted online for anyone to view.  Professor Steve Woodworth and Civil War Times editor Dana Shoaf provide an overview of the first day of the battle of Shiloh.  Go check it out!

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UPDATE: The Battle of Shiloh webinar from AMU is now online. I was lucky enough to attend last Thursday’s Battle of Shiloh webinar, hosted by AMU and featuring Professor Steve Woodworth and Civil War Times editor Dana Shoaf.  American Military University (AMU) is hosting three webinars this spring, the first on the common Civil War […]

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I received a nice surprise in my inbox yesterday, especially considering that I’ve been unable to find time for any reading, much less any blogging, lately. It seems that Jon Johnson, an amateur Civil War enthusiast like myself, decided to create a regimental level OOB for the Battle of Shiloh. Jon was gracious enough to […]

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