TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

I’ve long wished for a good campaign study looking at the clashes between the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia from after Gettysburg through the end of 1863.  As many TOCWOC readers know, both sides sent one or more corps west to the fighting at Chickamauga and Chattanooga.  Despite this, the […]

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Air Date: 040408 Subject: Lee’s Offensives at Antietam, Gettysburg, and Bristoe Station Books: Lee Moves North: Robert E. Lee on the Offensive Guest: Author Michael A. Palmer Summary: Michael Palmer, also of East Carolina University, talks with Gerry about his book Lee Moves North. In the discussion, Palmer goes over why he believes Lee failed […]

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Centex Homes of Texas gets kudos for its willingness to work with local preservation groups so as to save a battlefield but still get to develop the land surrounding the battlefield. In an unprecedented partnership that should serve as the template for all such efforts, Centex agreed to carve out the Bristoe Station battlefield site […]

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