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Category: Military History

  • In the Review Queue: Fire in the Cane Field: The Federal Invasion of Louisiana and Texas, January 1861-January 1863 by Donald S. Frazier

    The “In the Review Queue” series provides TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog readers with a brief look at books Brett Schulte is planning to review here on the blog.  These will be very similar to Drew Wagenhoffer’s “Booknotes” series at Civil War Books and Authors. Fire in the Cane Field: The Federal Invasion of […]

  • Review: Petersburg 1864-65: The longest siege

    For more information on the Siege of Petersburg, go to Beyond the Crater: The Siege of Petersburg Online. Field, Ron. Petersburg 1864-65: The longest siege Osprey Publishing (May 19, 2009). 96 pages, maps, illustrations, index. ISBN: 978-1846033551 $19.95 (Paperback). How can a campaign of almost ten months be covered in only 96 pages?  The answer […]

  • Whither the History (?) Channel

    Is a channel that spends more time on gangs, monsters, and prophecies really about history? Eric Wittenberg weighed in on the subject last year, and teacher Betsy Newmark is the latest to take aim with a hilarious but (but oh-so-true) graphic. It’s basically info that would appeal to a toddler boy playing with his toy […]

  • In the Review Queue: Thunder From a Clear Sky: Stovepipe Johnson’s Confederate Raid on Newbergh, Indiana

    The “In the Review Queue” series provides TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog readers with a brief look at books Brett Schulte is planning to review here on the blog.  These will be very similar to Drew Wagenhoffer’s “Booknotes” series at Civil War Books and Authors. Author Ray Mulesky was kind enough to send along […]

  • Robert Duvall, Lawmakers to Commemorate Battle of the Wilderness

    Jim Campi of the Civil War Preservation Trust sends this along: MEDIA ADVISORY:ROBERT DUVALL, LAWMAKERS, TO COMMEMORATE ANNIVERSARY OF BATTLE OF THE WILDERNESS (Orange County, Va.) Academy and Emmy Award-winning actor Robert Duvall, who portrayed his famous ancestor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in the 2003 film Gods and Generals, will speak at a news […]

  • Short Takes

    Haven’t had much time to blog lately as I have been getting out another book. Nothing to do with the Civil War, this one’s the fourth edition of River Rescue, first published way back in 1985. If anyone out there in our radio audience is a canoeist, kayaker, or rafter, it might interest you. Did […]

  • Top 5 Civil War Books on the Battle of Antietam and the Maryland Campaign of 1862

    Editor’s Note:  There is an updated list of Antietam books I came up with on the 150th Anniversary of the battle.  Click here to check it out: The Best Antietam (Sharpsburg) Books I love sharing the knowledge I’ve gained over the years from reading, and reading about, top Civil War books.  I’ve also always found […]