TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Month: June 2006

  • The Battle of Petersburg, June 15-18, 1864

    With my intense interest in the Petersburg Campaign, I would be remiss if I did not mention the anniversary of Day 1 of the four day Battle of Petersburg. General Beauregard defended the eastern portions of the Dimmock line surrounding Petersburg, and his troops hung on by the slimmest of margins while the general tried […]

  • Today in the Petersburg Campaign: June 15, 1864

    June 15, 1864 Skirmish at Malvern Hill, VA, the Richmond (VA) Campaign. Assaults on the Confederate Petersburg, VA, lines fail as Gen. Pierre G.T. Beauregard resists Grant’s attack; Lee still deceived into believing Grant’s main army lies north of the James River, the Richmond (VA) Campaign. 6/15-18/1864 Skirmish near Smith’s Store, VA, the Richmond (VA) […]

  • English Match Rifles

    English Match Rifles Last week I did a post on Sir Joseph Whitworth and how he changed long range shooting. It’s hard to exaggerate the effect his innovations had on rifle technology, and I’d rate them together as one of the major “revolutions in arms” such as the breech loader, the repeater, and smokeless powder. […]

  • Today in the Petersburg Campaign: June 14, 1864

    June 14, 1864 Skirmish near Harrison’s Landing, VA, the Richmond (VA) Campaign. Affair at New Glasgow, VA, Shenandoah Valley, The Lynchburg, VA Campaign. 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 […]

  • Book Purchases: May 23 to June 5, 2006

    Michael A. Palmer. Lee Moves North : Robert E. Lee on the Offensive. Wiley, March 19, 1998. I’ve heard some good and some bad things about this one. The author apparently argues that Lee was at his best on the strategic defensive, and that the Confederacy had no need for a strategic offensive. He also […]

  • Help Support Savas Beatie Publishing

    Ted Savas recently contacted me about Robert Taylor’s new book Paradigm. It is not a Civil War related book, but it DOES have a good chance to become a bestseller for the publisher, thus giving the Civil War buffs among us a chance to see even more books on the subject we love. Here’s a […]

  • Today in the Petersburg Campaign: June 13, 1864

    June 13, 1864 Skirmish near Buchanan, VA, the Lynchburg, VA Campaign. Federal scout from Lexington to around Lynchburg, VA, by Maj. Gen. David Hunter, USA. 6/13-15/1864. The Richmond (Virginia) Campaign, begins with Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA, beginning to move his troops to front Grant’s Union move on Petersburg, VA. 6/13-7/31/1864. Skirmish at Riddell’s Shop, […]