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The Road to Secession This Weekend

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

Tweet I hope to see you all out this weekend for a great event at Bennett Place State Park. They will be sponsoring one of their signature events called, The Road to Secession, kicking off their observance of the Sesquicentennial … Continue reading →

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Bennett Place – Oct 8 & 9

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

Tweet Hi folks! Fall is here and the weather is getting nicer for outdoor events. Next weekend, Oct. 8 & 9 should be a great one at the Bennett Place where the largest surrender of the Southern armies took place. … Continue reading →

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September 22, 1861 on Diamond Hill

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far for the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. On Sept. 22, 1861, Pressley Boyd wrote his father from Flint Hill, Virginia. He is sick again and has been sent … Continue reading →

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150 Years Ago on Diamond Hill

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far for the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. On September 10, 1861, Pressley Boyd wrote his father from Fairfax, Virginia. He had recovered from his illness and returned to … Continue reading →

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Bookmarks Book Festival Saturday

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

Tweet Remember to come out to the Bookmarks Book Festival in Winston Salem, NC this Saturday, Sept. 10. I will be signing books at the Barnhills Bookstore tent at 2:00 in the afternoon. Also look for me at the store … Continue reading →

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150 Years ago, Aug. 30, 1861, Daniel Boyd

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far for the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. On August 30, 1861, Daniel Boyd wrote a letter to one of his brothers back in Diamond Hill, in Abbeville County, … Continue reading →

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150 Years ago Diamond Hill – Sickness

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far for the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. I apologize for having fallen a bit behind on this Sesquicentennial series. Since I last reported two letters have been written … Continue reading →

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Bennett Place tomorrow

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

Tweet Just got the schedule for the appearance at the Bennett Place in Durham (NC) tomorrow. I will be speaking in the visitor center theater at 12:30 and 2:30 in the afternoon. I hope to see lots of you out … 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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