TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Years of Change and Suffering: Modern Perspectives on Civil War Medicine by Guy R. Hasegawa & James M. Schmidt Product Details Hardcover: 192 pages Publisher: Edinborough Press (October 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1889020354 ISBN-13: 978-1889020358 Challenges our assumptions We tend to look at 19th Century medical care as almost nonexistent.  Drugs, treatments & equipment […]

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Schmidt, James M. Lincoln’s Labels: America’s Best-Known Brands and the Civil War. Edinborough Press (April 1, 2008). 224 pages, illustrations, index. ISBN: 978-1889020211 $27.95 (Hardcover). Many people have heard of famous jewelers Tiffany and Co. of New York.  But most are probably not aware of that company’s massive output of award medals, finely crafted swords, […]

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Lincoln’s Labels: America’s Best Known Brands and the Civil War by James M. Schmidt Product Details Hardcover: 224 pages Publisher: Edinborough Press (April 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1889020214 ISBN-13: 978-1889020211 The Business of war Books on logistics tend to be about as much fun to read as watching the grass grow.  The norm is […]

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Air Date: 100308 Subject: Lincolns Labels Book: Lincoln’s Labels: America’s Best Known Brands and the Civil War Guest: James M. Schmidt Summary: Fellow blogger Jim Schmidt discusses his new book Lincoln’s Labels. Brett’s Summary: Gerry notes there will be no show on October 10 at the top of this week’s episode.  In an interesting aside, […]

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