TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

The internet can be indescribably awesome sometimes.  This is one of those times.  A recent thread posted at the Civil War Talk message board informed readers that Douglas Southall Freeman’s classic four volume biography of Robert E. Lee is online in its entirety, free, indexed, and searchable.  All 4 volumes.  All 2421 pages.  Simply amazing. […]

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Air Date: 110708 Subject: Ed “Alleghany” Johnson, Confederate General Book: Old Alleghany: The Life and Wars of General Ed Johnson Guest: Gregg S. Clemmer Summary: Gerry discusses the life of Ed “Alleghany” Johnson with his biographer, Gregg S. Clemmer. Brett’s Summary: Gerry started the show by asking Mr. Clemmer why he did a biography of […]

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Eric J. Wittenberg. Little Phil: A Reassessment of the Civil War Leadership of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan. Washington, D.C.: Brassey’s, Inc.; First Edition (2002). 250 pp., 22 maps, notes, index.. ISBN: 1-57488-385-2 $24.95 (Hardcover w/DJ). Often described as a “lawyer’s brief” by the author and others, Eric Wittenberg’s Little Phil is not a flattering portrait […]

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Civil War Biographies “Happiness Is Not My Companion”: The Life of General G. K. Warren. David M. Jordan. Bloomington and Indianapolis, IN: Indiana University Press, 2001. 402 pp. 11 maps. Before I review this one, let me admit that I’ve never been into book length biographies, even when they concern Civil War era figures, so […]

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