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Category: Civil War on the Web

  • The South Carolina Regimental-Roster Set

    Many TOCWOC readers are familiar with the increasingly hard to find Virginia Regimental Histories Series published by H.E. Howard.  Broadfoot Publishing, which also offers the Official Records, has started a similar line of books for South Carolina regiments during the Civil War.  The South Carolina Regimental-Roster Set saw four books released in its launch in […]

  • History Carnival 73 Has Been Posted

    History Carnival 73 has been posted at diapsalmata.  Two Civil War blog entries made the cut, though neither entry was from a Civil War blog.  Go check them out!

  • Top 10 Amazon.com Civil War Bestsellers: January 2009

    The last time I took a look at the Amazon.com top 10 Civil War bestsellers was in September of 2008.  I’ve enjoyed keeping an eye on this list to see how books move over time, so look for the Amazon.com Top 10 Civil War Books to become a monthly feature here at TOCWOC.  Readers looking […]

  • October 31, 2008 Civil War Talk Radio Posted

    I’m going back and filling in summaries of the Civil War Talk Radio episodes I have missed since the birth of my son.  I just finished posting Civil War Talk Radio: October 31, 2008, which featured guest Matthew Pinsker, author of Lincoln’s Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers’ Home, talking about Lincoln’s Presidential retreat three […]

  • The University of Missouri Press Is Offering a Sale!

    I received a flier in the mail recently informing me of the “Slashing Prices Like Crazy!” sale now going on at the  University of Missouri Press until March 30, 2009.  There are a lot of interesting Civil War books offered there at reduced prices.  The following books in the Shades of Blue and Gray Series […]

  • New Home Page for the Military History Carnival

    Gavin Robinson of Investigations of a Dog has decided to no longer host the Military History Carnival.  Luckily, TJ Linzy of Battlefield Biker has decided to step up and host the carnival through the end of 2009.  I’ve updated the Military History Carnival link on the right side of this page to reflect the change.  […]

  • History in Motion

    A very cool site using flash animation to illustrate Civil War battles and campaigns, such as Stonewall Jackson’s ’62 Valley campaign. I’ve always thought that the static battle maps that we see in books do not really tell the story. Battles are interactive processes—moves are met by counter-moves in real time. You really need an […]