TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

In a pair of recent posts I wrote about the movement of the Army of the Tennessee through Snake Creek Gap to Resaca on May 9th 1864.   Let’s take a look at the other side — who was defending Resaca that day? The Official Records make no mention of this, but in his book ‘Four […]

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A civil war army on the move uncoils and stretches out like a slinky.  The rougher the road, tighter the terrain and longer the march, the more attenuated the force becomes — “When these marches commenced, the men would be in regular military order, four abreast; but the first half-mile usually broke up all regularity.” […]

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In this edition of Odds & Ends, we’ve got some Gettysburg coverage, some gaming news on several fronts, and the usual mixture of topics. Scott Mingus points out some nice art prints created by taking photos of an HO scale diorama depicting the Battle of Gettysburg Was the recently stolen shell in Petersburg really a […]

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Odds & Ends is a recurring set of clog entries which covers recent news and posts of interest on the web. In addition to the Civil War blogs, I’ve also subscribed to several phrases which allow me to find some interesting blog entries and news stories involving the Civil War. I’ve decided to create an […]

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The Battle of Resaca: Atlanta Campaign 1864 by Philip L. Secrist PART II – Resaca Rediscovered Part II of the book discusses the post-battle state of the Resaca Battlefield. Secrist, a noted relic hunter, describes the positives and negatives which have arisen as a result of that practice, and he also dedicates a chapter to […]

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The Battle of Resaca: Atlanta Campaign 1864 by Philip L. Secrist Chapter 1 – The Plan of Battle 1. Secrist briefly discusses Sherman’s plan of action prior to the Atlanta Campaign. Sherman was looking to win a decisive engagement somewhere south of Rome, Georgia. Johnston’s Army would then disintegrate, leaving the way open to Atlanta […]

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The Battle of Resaca: Atlanta Campaign 1864 by Philip L. Secrist Philip Secrist’s book on the Battle of Resaca is unique. No other books on the Battle exist. That alone makes it valuable, at least until a larger, more definitive monograph is written. Going into this one I don’t know too much about it. The […]

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