Monthly Archives: July 2012

Diamond Hill Nominated for National Award

Posted on July 28, 2012 by

Tweet “The Boys of Diamond Hill” Nominated for best book in the Non-Fiction / History category by the Military Writers Society of America This morning bore the great news of the nomination of “The Boys of Diamond Hill” for a … Continue reading →

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Murfreesboro – Thomas Boyd

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

Tweet While visiting Murfreesboro, Tennessee, I had the opportunity to take a tour that took me to the Confederate Circle in the Evergreen Cemetery. Here lie over 2,000 Confederate soldiers whose remains had been taken up from the battlefields around … Continue reading →

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July 6, 1862 – Pressley Boyd

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Tweet To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. On July 6, 1862, Pressley Boyd wrote his father from where the 7th SC was camped on the edge of the … Continue reading →

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Power of Professional Reviews

Posted on July 5, 2012 by

Tweet I talked in an earlier piece about the power of feedback from readers. While reader feedback is often positive and can infuse a writer with boundless energy; “professional” reviews often do the opposite. Almost every actor is asked at … Continue reading →

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Thomas Boyd, July 3, 1862

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. On July 3, 1862, Thomas Boyd wrote Fenton and Mary Jane Hall from his camp in Tupelo, Mississippi. He discusses getting … Continue reading →

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July 2, 1862 on Diamond Hill

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. Daniel Boyd wrote his father on July 2, 1862 from Fairfax, Virginia. In this letter he talks about the actions of … Continue reading →

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William Boyd – July 1, 1862

Posted on July 1, 2012 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. On July 1, 1862, William Boyd — the eldest of the Boyd brothers of Diamond Hill — succumbed to his wounds … Continue reading →

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