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Daniel Boyd Sept. 21, 1864 – Our Brigade is getting very small

Posted on September 21, 2014 by

Tweet Daniel Boyd wrote his father from Rapidan Station, Virginia Sept. 21, 1864. The 7th South Carolina had left Winchester, Virginia on Sept. 15th, four days before the Battle of 3rd Winchester. He gives his opinion of their new brigade … Continue reading →

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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the South by Clint Johnson

Posted on September 14, 2014 by

Tweet The Politically Incorrect Guide to the South By Clint Johnson Regnery Publishing Reviewed by J. Keith Jones This book usually garners a knee jerk reaction. The politically correct and the anti-Southern factions often will reflexively tense up and shake … Continue reading →

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Daniel Boyd, Sept. 9, 1864 – Battle of Berryville, We took them without any trouble

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Tweet On Sept. 9, 1864, Daniel Boyd wrote his two sisters. Mary Jane Hall, whose husband Fenton was lost in action at Willtown Bluff about forty miles from Charleston, South Carolina and Sarah “Sally” Boyd. He related to them about … Continue reading →

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Daniel Boyd, we got the worst of it – Aug. 28-Sept. 1, 1864

Posted on September 6, 2014 by

Tweet On August 28, 1864 Daniel Boyd wrote his father from Charlestown in Western Virginia — or modern day West Virgina. He gives more details about his participation in Jubal Early‘s Shenandoah Valley Campaign. He tells of going through Winchester … Continue reading →

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Longmire and The Death of Drama

Posted on September 1, 2014 by

Tweet Death of Modern Drama What has happened to modern story telling? Fewer people read. The printed short story is barely alive. Thankfully it has seen a bit of a revival through online venues. This has become possible because of … Continue reading →

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Daniel Boyd Aug. 20, 1864 – We have paid them for blowing up our line – The Crater

Posted on August 21, 2014 by

Tweet On Aug. 20, 1864, Daniel Boyd wrote his father from their camp on the former Cedar Run battlefield.  He is very relieved to be out of the Petersburg Siege line.  The 7th South Carolina had been transferred to Early’s … Continue reading →

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A Confederate General from Big Sur by Richard Brautigan

Posted on August 10, 2014 by

Tweet A Confederate General from Big Sur By Richard Brautigan Reviewed by J. Keith Jones This little book is as strange as it is interesting. I did not know about Richard Brautigan until recently. When suddenly I heard about him … Continue reading →

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The Boys of Diamond Hill – Capt. Robert Chatham

Posted on July 24, 2014 by

Tweet It occurred to me recently that I had missed a significant date in The Boys of Diamond Hill that occurred May 29, 1864, this past May 29 marked the 150th anniversary of the combat death of Captain Robert Chatham … Continue reading →

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F. Scott Fitzgerald – A Very Curious Short Story about Benjamin Button

Posted on July 16, 2014 by

Tweet For some reason I tend to be very interested in the short story behind a movie. Many movies are made about books, but a number are also made from short stories. I am a big fan of the short … Continue reading →

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Another Man’s Moccasins by Craig Johnson

Posted on July 9, 2014 by

Tweet Another Man’s Moccasins By Craig Johnson Reviewed by J. Keith Jones In “Another Man’s Moccasins,” Craig Johnson begins giving you some of the “secret origins” of Walt Longmire the lawman. Things that have been mentioned in previous books are … Continue reading →

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