TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Month: July 2006

  • for Cause and for Country: A Study of the Affair at Spring Hill and the Battle of Franklin, Part 4

    for Cause & for Country: A Study of the Affair at Spring Hill and the Battle of Franklin by Eric A. Jacobson and Richard A. Rupp Softback $24.95 plus shipping 519 pages! ISBN 0-9717444-6-7 Hardback $44.95 plus shipping 519 pages! ISBN 0-9717444-4-0 Last week, we took a look at the first few chapter of For […]

  • Today in the Petersburg Campaign: July 17, 1864

    July 17, 1864 Skirmish at Herring Creek, near Harrison’s Landing, VA, the Richmond, VA Campaign, which is near the vicinity that Maj. Gen. George McClellan, USA, retreated to after his defeat at the gates of Richmond, VA, during his Peninsula Campaign in 1862. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with […]

  • Of Presses and Publishing

    Tonight I want to go back briefly to the subject of academic presses, how they figured into my decision to publish my book myself, and what I see as their good and bad points. Most of the university presses I queried about the sharpshooter book weren’t interested, mainly because it wasn’t a campaign study, a […]

  • The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce: A New Friday Feature

    Ambrose Bierce represents a confluence of sorts for me personally. I am a Civil War buff obviously, as anyone who reads this blog well knows. However, a second passion of mine is the world of horror fiction, particularly short stories. Bierce, a Civil War soldier, was deeply affected by the war. He went on to […]

  • Today in the Petersburg Campaign: July 16, 1864

    July 16, 1864 Action at Four-Mile Creek, VA, the Richmond, VA Campaign. Action at Malvern Hill, VA, the Richmond, VA Campaign. The capture of the Confederate wagon train near Purcellville, VA, as Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA, heads back to the Shenandoah Valley, VA. Skirmish at Wood Grove, VA. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg […]

  • A Guide to Writing Bad History

    Writing history is one thing, but if you want to write really bad history, here’s a quick guide. Among the recommendations: * Make no distinction between facts and interpretation. In any case, remember that the truth of the latter determines the truth of the former. * Assume that ulterior motives lie behind the work of […]

  • Today in the Petersburg Campaign: July 15, 1864

    July 15, 1864 Affair at Accotink, VA. Skirmishes near Hillsborough, VA. 7/15-16/1864. 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. Copyright © 1993, 1994 by […]