Monthly Archives: January 2013

The Shadow Militia by Skip Coryell

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Tweet The Shadow Militia By Skip Coryell White Feather Press Reviewed by J. Keith Jones The second installment of the Thousand Year Night trilogy, “The Shadow Militia” notches up the action. The first installment, “The God Virus” turned out the … Continue reading →

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Jan. 27, 1863 on Diamond Hill

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Tweet On January 27, 1863 Daniel Boyd wrote his father, Robert Boyd, from his camp in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He had finally gotten word of the death of his brother Thomas. Daniel laments not having a furlough. According to his letter … Continue reading →

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Jan. 15, 1863 on Diamond Hill

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Tweet Two letters in the collection were written on Jan. 15, 1863.  The first was written by Captain Robert Chatham, Thomas’s company commander in the 19th S.C.  Capt. Chatham sadly reported on Thomas’s death in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on Dec. 31, … Continue reading →

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Jan. 13, 1863 – Diamond Hill

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Tweet On January 13, 1863, Daniel Boyd wrote his father from his camp near Fredericksburg, Virginia. He provides some additional details about the Battle of Fredericksburg. He also talks of receiving a letter from his brother Thomas in the Western … Continue reading →

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Jan. 8, 1863 on Diamond Hill

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Tweet On Jan. 8, 1863, Fenton Hall wrote to his wife Mary Jane from his camp near Charleston, South Carolina. His letter talks of conditions in his camp and gives details of all the Abbeville County people about his area … Continue reading →

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Review of Diamond Hill in Confederate Veteran Mag

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

Tweet A new review of “The Boys of Diamond Hill” appears this month in the Confederate Veteran Magazine, the magazine of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The reviewer stated: “after reading it… I almost feel like a member of the … Continue reading →

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