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, […]
Reader Challenge: Prove Rosecrans was Panicked at Chickamauga
April 27th, 2013 · No Comments
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
Tags: · alfred hough, battle of chickamauga, charles a. dana, edwin m. stanton, frank p. varney, general grant and the rewriting of history, james a. garfield, savas beatie, september 20 1863, william s. rosecrans
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, […]
Categories: Political History · Politicians
Tags: · andrew johnson, benjamin harrison, chester a. arthur, george b. mcclellan, james a. garfield, president of the united states, Rutherford B. Hayes, william mckinley, winfield scott hancock
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