Category Archives: Diamond Hill

July 23, 1861 – After First Manassas

Posted on July 23, 2011 by

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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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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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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Reference & Research Book News

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

Tweet The following appeared in Reference & Research Book News, Inc., p. 3, June 2011. “The Civil War letters collected here detail the hardships and triumphs of six men of the Boyd family who left the family farm in South … Continue reading →

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Boys of Diamond Hill Review

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

Tweet Friday, Dew on the Kudzu posted the first review of “The Boys of Diamond Hill.” Please check it out on their site. They say: “If you are a Civil War buff, this is an excellent piece of historical documentation … Continue reading →

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Sharing Time with the Boyds at Greenville, SC

Posted on May 29, 2011 by

Tweet I had the opportunity to hang out at the House of Boyd tent at the Greenville (SC) Scottish Highland Games yesterday and sell copies of “The Boys of Diamond Hill.” I was honored to spend time there talking about … Continue reading →

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150 Years ago from Camp Butler, S.C.

Posted on May 22, 2011 by

Tweet On May 21, 1861, Daniel Boyd wrote the first of his surviving letters to his father. His brother Pressley, their friend James Alewine and Daniel are still at Camp Butler near Aiken in Barnwell District, South Carolina. They have … Continue reading →

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Boyd brothers – 150 years ago

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

Tweet As was suggested to me recently, in honor of the Sesquicentennial (that’s 150 years) of the War of Secession (Civil War if you insist) I will begin tracking what the Boyd brothers of “The Boys of Diamond Hill” were … Continue reading →

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