TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Field, Ron. Combat 2: Union Infantrymen Versus Confederate Infantrymen: Eastern Theater 1861-65. (Osprey Publishing, September 20, 2013). 80 pages, illus., maps, orders of battle, select bibliography. ISBN: 978-1-78096-927-5 $18.95 (Paperback). Osprey’s Combat series takes a look at two opposing forces in a given war by looking at three combat situations in micro-tactical detail.  In this volume […]

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The Gettysburg Campaign in Numbers and Losses: Synopses, Orders of Battle, Strengths, Casualties, and Maps, June 9 – July 14, 1863 by J. David Petruzzi and Steven Stanley Product Details Hardcover: 192 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (April 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 1611210801 ISBN-13: 978-1611210804 “Oh goody!” was my reaction on receiving this book.  I confess […]

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Invaders in Our Town: The Battle of Gettysburg Through the Eyes of Some Who Lived It Author James M. Faber Paperback 548 pages Color illustration and Maps Available from www.invadersinourtown.com  for $22.95 Readers of history can forget that people make history.  Each event has tens, hundreds, thousands or millions of people with hopes and dreams […]

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Fury on the Bliss Farm at Gettysburg by John M. Archer Product Details Paperback: 80 pages Publisher: Ten Roads Publishing, LLC. (June 13, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0983721394 ISBN-13: 978-0983721390 Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.2 inches Starting July 4, 1863 and continuing until they died the participants wrote and talked about Gettysburg. The […]

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The Battle for The Bliss Farm: July 3, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg by James W. Durney Gettysburg is the most studied battle in American History, Noah Andre Trudeau in “Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage” apologized for adding to the weight of books on the battle and called writing about Gettysburg a cottage industry.  […]

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