TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Editor’s Note: This Civil War book review originally appeared at The Siege of Petersburg Online: Beyond the Crater earlier today. Fox, John J., III. The Confederate Alamo: Bloodbath at Petersburg’s Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865. Angle Valley Press (April 3, 2010). 52 pages, 7 maps, 74 photos, 8 appendices, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-0-9711950-0-4 $34.95 […]

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The Confederate Alamo: Bloodbath at Petersburg’s Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865 John Fox III, Angle Valley Press 2010, ISBN: 978-0-9711950-0-4 Price: $34.95 In his new book The Confederate Alamo John Fox takes a look at one of the least-known but most important battles of the Petersburg campaign—the defense of Fort Gregg and its associated […]

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Believe it or not there are still “lost” Civil War forts that occasionally come to light. One such was Fort Owen, which played a brief but pivotal role in the events of April 2, 1865 at Petersburg. Named after Louisiana artillery officer Col. William Miller Owen, the fort had a short life, being constructed in […]

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Other projects and an upcoming family reunion haven’t left much time for blogging, but I’ll try to scribble off a few words tonite. Had dinner with fellow author John Fox the other nite at one of Asheville’s brew pubs, Jack of the Wood (highly recommended). John, who runs Angle Valley Press,  is finishing up his […]

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