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Reader Challenge: Prove Rosecrans was Panicked at Chickamauga

April 27th, 2013 · No Comments

As I slowly work my way to the end of General Grant and the Rewriting of History: How the Destruction of General William S. Rosecrans Influenced Our Understanding of the Civil War, I continue to find interesting questions raised.  My goal today is to explore one of those questions, with your help. The Question: First, […]

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Categories: Anecdotes · Civil War Book Publishers · Civil War Books · Civil War Books - Authors · Civil War Books - New · Civil War Books - Now Reading · Civil War Individuals · Civil War Research · Controversies of a Campaign · Generals · Military History · Western Theater

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Presidential Material: Civil War Candidates From McClellan to McKinley

November 6th, 2012 · No Comments

Editor’s Note: This article is a guest post by Greg Quinion.  Greg has submitted several other articles for TOCWOC in the past, including a series on General Phil Kearny.  Greg’s piece on this Election Day focuses appropriately enough on Civil War soldiers who went on to become presidential candidates, and for more than a few, […]

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Categories: Political History · Politicians

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