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Review – Quarter Share

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

Tweet Quarter Share By Nathan Lowell Ridan, Fairfax, Virginia Reviewed by Keith Jones Many fans of Podiobooks.com have heard of Nathan Lowell’s “Share” series. I had listened to all of the series on the original audio and am a big … Continue reading →

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August 8, 1861 – Daniel Boyd

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

Tweet 150 years ago on August 8, 1861, Daniel Boyd wrote his family from Vienna, Virginia. Measles was rampant in the camp. His brother Pressley Boyd and their best friend James Alewine were sick along with most of their messmates. … Continue reading →

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Aug. 4, 1861 – Pressley Boyd

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

Tweet Pressley Boyd wrote his sister — Mary Jane Hall — from Vienna, Virginia on Aug. 4, 1861. He briefly recounts some events from First Manassas. Pressley tells her about a shell exploding “fifteen steps” from him and cutting the … Continue reading →

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July 23, 1861 – After First Manassas

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Tweet On July 23, 1861 — 150 years ago — Daniel Boyd wrote his father to tell him about the actions at Mitchell’s Ford on July 18 and the Battle of First Manassas on the 21st. Of the horror and … Continue reading →

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Bennett Place Events

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

Tweet I have been invited to be a guest speaker at two upcoming events at the Bennett Place in Durham where Gen. Johnston surrendered his army to Gen. Sherman on April 26, 1865. First on Saturday August 13, 2011 I … Continue reading →

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Mitchell’s Ford – June 18, 1861

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

Tweet On July 18 at 11 a.m., a Union reconnaissance force near Mitchell’s Ford and Blackburn’s Ford under Brig. Gen. Daniel Tyler encountered the brigade of Confederate Brig. Gen. James Longstreet while attempting to locate the left flank of the … Continue reading →

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Review of Stoneman’s Raid 1865

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

Tweet Stoneman’s Raid 1865 By Chris J. Hartley John F. Blair, Winston Salem, NC Reviewed by Keith Jones Stoneman’s Raid has long lived as near legend in the Carolinas. Across Western North Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina, historic … Continue reading →

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150 Years Ago – 7th SC Moves to Virginia

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

Tweet June 15, 1861 Pressley Boyd wrote his father from Camp Twigs in Virginia. There is no mention of their earlier reluctance to go up to Virginia. In this letter he describes their location as one hundred-thirty miles from Richmond … Continue reading →

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Jigsaw by Ted Brogden, Book Review

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

Tweet Jigsaw By Ted Miller Brogden M E Publishing Reviewed by Keith Jones The strong characterization and interesting twists in Brogden’s debut novel leads the reader on a journey of discovery alongside the hero of this book. This is a … Continue reading →

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Library Shelf

Posted on June 11, 2011 by

Tweet Well, this week I got the first chance to see “The Boys of Diamond Hill” in a library. I was at the Davis Library at UNC and found this on the shelf. So I turned it around so you … Continue reading →

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