Category: Civil War Books – Authors
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McFarland Civil War Book of the Week: Union Casualties at Gettysburg: A Comprehensive Record
Union Casualties at Gettysburg: A Comprehensive Record (3 vols.) Authors: Travis W. Busey & John W. Busey TOCWOC’s Take: John W. Busey is no stranger to Gettysburg, having previously produced These Honored Dead: The Union Casualties at Gettysburg on his own and the famous (and often updated) Regimental Strengths and Losses at Gettysburg with David […]
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Civil War Book Review: Rashness of That Hour
Rashness of That Hour: Politics, Gettysburg, and the Downfall of Confederate Brigadier General Alfred Iverson by Robert Wynstra Product Details Hardcover: 360 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (November 19, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 193271488X ISBN-13: 978-1932714883 Politics over performance? In the 1800s, the Spoils System is in power. Politics controls Civil Service with elections causing massive […]
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New Civil War Book: One Continuous Fight in Paperback
One Continuous Fight: The Retreat from Gettysburg and the Pursuit of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, July 4-14, 1863 Authors: Eric Wittenberg, J.D. Petruzzi, and Mike Nugent TOCWOC’s Take: One Continuous Fight sets out to correct some long held notions about Meade’s performance in the Army of the Potomac’s pursuit of Lee after the Battle […]
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McFarland Civil War Book of the Week: The L&N Railroad in the Civil War
The L&N Railroad in the Civil War: A Vital North-South Link and the Struggle to Control It Author: Dan Lee TOCWOC’s Take: The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a key cog in the Union logistics effort in the Western Theater during the war. L&N President James Guthrie realized this immediately and made many demands of […]
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An Interview With The New Gettysburg Campaign Handbook Collaborators J.D. Petruzzi and Steven Stanley
A chat with Civil War author J. David Petruzzi and cartographer Steven Stanley about their new book project with Savas Beatie Q: I’m familiar with Savas Beatie’s The New Civil War Handbook and The New American Revolution Handbook, but can you explain the books and their format for those of our readers who are not? […]
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February 2011 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! February 2011 James W. Durney *********************************************************** My “to read” list Reconstructing Appalachia: The Civil War’s Aftermath edited by Andrew L. Slap presents a look at Reconstruction in an area with a unique set of problems. The Day Dixie Died: The Battle of Atlanta by Gary Ecelbarger is a description of […]
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Civil War Book Review: The Confederate Alamo: Bloodbath at Petersburg’s Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865
Editor’s Note: This Civil War book review originally appeared at The Siege of Petersburg Online: Beyond the Crater earlier today. Fox, John J., III. The Confederate Alamo: Bloodbath at Petersburg’s Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865. Angle Valley Press (April 3, 2010). 52 pages, 7 maps, 74 photos, 8 appendices, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-0-9711950-0-4 $34.95 […]