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Category: Civil War Research

  • Manuscript of Burlingame’s Massive Lincoln Biography Offered FREE Online at Knox College

    Michael Burlingame’s massive two-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln is being offered for free online at Knox College in unedited manuscript form (ht to Mike Kienzler of the Abraham Lincoln Observer).  This is stunning news.  A two-volume book which currently goes for over $100 at Amazon.com is now available to researchers everywhere, even those who may […]

  • Review: Andersonvilles of the North: The Myths and Realities of Northern Treatment of Civil War Confederate Prisoners

    Gillispie, James M. Andersonvilles of the North: The Myths and Realities of Northern Treatment of Civil War Confederate Prisoners. The University of North Texas Press (October 30, 2008). 296 pages, illustrations, index. ISBN: 978-1574412550 $24.95 (Hardcover). Why have Northern prisons, Northern prison guards and Northern prison commandants of the Civil War been so universally condemned […]

  • How Do You Pronounce These Civil War Names and Places?

    While listening to Volume 1 of Shelby Foote’s The Civil War, A Narrative, Volume 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville as an audiobook on my iPod during the drive to and from work, I’ve noticed a LOT of names and places being butchered by the narrator.  And then I got to thinking.  How do I *know* […]

  • Bryce A. Suderow on the Petersburg Campaign

    Longtime student of the Petersburg Campaign and author of an unpublished manuscript on First and Second Deep Bottom Bryce A. Suderow was kind enough to offer up his opinions on the campaign in a recent comment here at TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog.  Bryce is not a fan of Ulysses S. Grant, as you […]

  • George McClellan: An Essay, Part 3

    Editor’s Note: This is the third post in a three-part essay on George B. McClellan.  If you haven’t read Part 1 and Part 2, do so now! The men in the ranks hold varied views.  For the AoNV, this was the first great bloodletting, the price of victory has been high and some of the […]

  • Short Takes

    T’is the season for stimuli, and the latest to offer one is Civil War Standard, which is doing a clean-out-the-warehouse sale. Speaking of which, Zubal Books, which has a strong Civil War section,  is also having a sale. All orders received over $20.00 will receive a 10% discount (shipping charges not included) All orders received […]

  • Book News

    Indiana University Press is having an “Intellectual Stimulus Package” sale, and it’s worth your while to take a look. The Civil War section has knockdowns of up to 84%, making it a great way to expand your library. If you’re interested in the ’64 Valley Campaign I recommend Jim Leeke’s Hundred Days to Richmond, which […]