TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

It’s been quite awhile since my last book acquisitions post, and now that the 150th anniversary of the Siege of Petersburg is about to go into winter quarters for a bit, posting at TOCWOC should again pick up.  Here are some recent arrivals along with my short comments on each: A Gunner in Lee’s Army: […]

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What questions would YOU ask them?  Publisher Wild River Press wants to know, and they’ll be using those questions in an upcoming book which puts a unique new spin on the often overdone Battle of Gettysburg.  Tom Pero, the founder of Wild River Press, explains: Wild River Press (a small publisher of high-quality fishing and […]

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If it be now, ’tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all. Hamlet, Act V, Scene ii As the sun broke over McPherson’s Ridge on the morning of July 1, 1863, John Buford and the men […]

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Air Date: 061705 Subject: Eric J. Wittenberg: Riding with the Boys in Blue Books: Little Phil: A Reassessment of the Civil War Leadership of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan Guest: Eric J. Wittenberg Summary: Eric J. Wittenberg, author of Little Phil: A Reassessment of the Civil War Leadership of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, shares his thoughts […]

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