TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Month: June 2006

  • Undying Courage: Antietam Campaign In Miniature by Scott Mingus

    Available now from Battlefield Terrain Concepts Mention this blog and receive a 10% discount! American Civil War miniatures gamers will absolutely want to check out this latest offering from award-winning scenario designer and Charge! editor Scott Mingus. Undying Courage: Antietam Campaign In Miniature is a 96-page scenario book for the battles of South Mountain and […]

  • Today in the Petersburg Campaign: June 25, 1864

    June 25, 1864 Federal sappers begin digging a tunnel under the Confederate entrenched lines at Petersburg, VA. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco’s Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War per the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion. Order the book HERE. […]

  • HPS Patches Campaign Gettysburg to Version 1.01

    HPS Simulations has patched their Civil War computer game Campaign Gettysburg to Version 1.01. The changes are as follows: Changes for Campaign Gettysburg 1.01 – Added optional Victory Points for Supply Wagon losses. – Added optional rule for full defensive fire against melee attackers. – Change so that leaders, supply wagons, uncrewed artillery, and limbered […]

  • Today in the Petersburg Campaign: June 24, 1864

    June 24, 1864 Actions at Hare’s Hill, VA, the Richmond (VA) Campaign. Engagement at Saint Mary’s Church, VA, where Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, USA, is driven off toward the James River with his wagon train of captured supplies, the Richmond (VA) Campaign. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with […]

  • Civil War Talk Radio: June 23, 2006

    Air Date: 062306 Subject: The Intellectual Side of Abraham Lincoln Books:  Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President Guest: Allen C. Guelzo Summary: Professor Allen C. Guelzo of Gettysburg College discusses his new book Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President and the intellectual side of Abraham Lincoln. Brett’s Summary: Professor Guelzo and Gerry discussed the intellectual side of Lincoln in […]

  • Civil War Times Illustrated, June 2006

    Civil War Times, June 2006 Vol. 45, Number 4 Civil War Times Web Site Page 6 Behind The Lines: A Note From The Editor by Chris W. Lewis Page 8 Turning Points: The 1862 Sioux Uprising by Jeffry D. Wert By mid-1862, the Dakota Sioux were fed up with the United States government.  They had […]

  • Today in the Petersburg Campaign: June 23, 1864

    June 23, 1864 Skirmish at Jones’ Bridge, VA, the Richmond (VA) Campaign. Confederate operations in the Shenandoah Valley, VA, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. 6/23-8/3/1864 Lieut. Gen. Jubal A. Early’s, CSA, Confederate command advances from Lynchburg to Winchester, VA 6/23-7/2/1864 President Lincoln returns to Washington, from Petersburg, VA. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries […]