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Yancey’s War by William Hoffman

Posted on September 22, 2012 by

Tweet Yancey’s War By William Hoffman Reviewed by J. Keith Jones This book was first published in 1966 and was called the “best novel of the year” by the Cleveland Press. I don’t know if that translated it to a … Continue reading →

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Who Needs Literature?

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

Tweet “I don’t read,” the statement by itself might not have been so bad had he not been thrusting his chest out and saying it so proudly. Sadly, I was not shocked by this… I had heard it before. So … Continue reading →

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Boys of Diamond Hill at Sharpsburg – 150 Years Ago Today

Posted on September 16, 2012 by

Tweet After losing his brother Pressley only days earlier, Daniel marched with the Seventh all night on the 16th from Harper’s Ferry to arrive at Sharpsburg just after 7 a.m. on the 17th. Around 9 a.m. the Seventh with Kershaw’s … Continue reading →

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The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

Tweet I made a decision a few years back to mix some of the classics that I had missed along the way with the current titles I read. As I have noted before, somehow I totally overlooked the John Carter … Continue reading →

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Sept. 13, 1862 – Pressley Boyd

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

Tweet BOYS OF DIAMOND HILL 150 Years Ago Today – Pressley Boyd Killed on Maryland Heights Early the morning of September 13th, Kershaw’s and Barksdale’s Brigades set out to take Maryland Heights against 1,600 mostly green Yankee troops under the … Continue reading →

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Sept. 12, 1862 – Diamond Hill

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

Tweet BOYS OF DIAMOND HILL 150 Years Ago Today – 7th SC Embarks on Sharpsburg Campaign As part of the division of Layfayette McLaws and Joseph Kershaw’s Brigade, the 7th South Carolina was temporarily detached from Longstreet’s Corps and assigned … Continue reading →

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Review of Winston & Salem: Tales of Murder, Mystery and Mayhem

Posted on August 25, 2012 by

Tweet Winston & Salem: Tales of Murder, Mystery and Mayhem By Jennifer Bean Bower History Press Reviewed by J. Keith Jones In “Winston & Salem: Tales of Murder, Mystery and Mayhem” Jennifer Bean Bower tells the bloody old history of … Continue reading →

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Diamond Hill Aug 18, 1862

Posted on August 18, 2012 by

Tweet Nominated for Best History book of 2012 by the Military Writers Society of America. To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. August 18, 1862, Daniel Boyd wrote their … Continue reading →

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Diamond Hill 150 Years Ago

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

Tweet Nominated for Best History book by the Military Writers Society of America. To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. The business of life sometimes sidetracks my staying on … Continue reading →

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Review: The Last Kincaid by Ted Miller Brogden

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

Tweet The Last Kincaid By Ted Miller Brogden Reviewed by J. Keith Jones “The Last Kincaid” is about as winding of a plot as you will find in a book.  Every page bears a new twist.  Each time you believe … Continue reading →

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