Category Archives: Diamond Hill

May 6, 1864 – Andrew Boyd Wounded in Wilderness

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Tweet On May 6, 1864, Andrew Boyd — the youngest of the Boyd family — after a long overnight forced march entered into his first major action after entering the Confederate army… the Battle of the Wilderness. On May 4, … Continue reading →

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April 28, 1864, Daniel Boyd – We will have to go where the most fighting will be done

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Tweet Daniel Boyd rejoined his brother Andrew in the camp for the 7th South Carolina on April 26, 1864. On the 28th he would write their father Robert Boyd from camp. He reports on the health of all the home … Continue reading →

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April 22, 1864, Andrew Boyd – Our country calls us and we must obey

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Tweet On April 22, 1864, Andrew Boyd wrote a letter home to his father, Robert Boyd. Daniel had still not returned to the the Seventh S.C. which was camped at Gordonsville, Virginia. Andrew’s letter mentions being in camp with McGowan’s … Continue reading →

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Boys of Diamond Hill 150 Years Ago

Posted on March 26, 2014 by

Tweet I have fallen a bit behind on my Sesquicentennial series for the Boys of Diamond Hill. Here are three things that happened 150 years ago this year. On February 10, 1864, the Boyd family’s participation in the Confederate army … Continue reading →

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Robert Boyd’s arrival in America

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Tweet Research is a funny thing. Just because you have published a book on a subject doesn’t mean that your research has finished. Perhaps I will reach a point in my life where I may put something away and move … Continue reading →

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Gettysburg Trip Wrap-up

Posted on November 27, 2013 by

Tweet Now that I have returned home and have had a chance to settle back in, I wanted to take the opportunity to give an update on my trip to Gettysburg for the 150th anniversary of Remembrance Day. On Friday … Continue reading →

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New Review of Boys of Diamond Hill

Posted on November 18, 2013 by

Tweet A new review of “The Boys of Diamond Hill” has been published online at the website for H-Net, an international consortium of scholars and teachers. Their website notes that it reaches over 100,000 subscribers and that: “H-Net creates and … Continue reading →

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Letter from Calvin Alewine about Chickamauga – Sept. 30, 1863

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Tweet Sept. 30, 1863, Daniel Boyd is still home recovering from his wounds received at Gettysburg. He has missed the big Battle of Chickamauga in North Georgia and Eastern Tennessee. It is on this day, however; that one of the … Continue reading →

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Positively Pittsburgh TV Interview now online

Posted on September 26, 2013 by

Tweet The interview I did last year at the Military Writers Society of America conference for Positively Pittsburgh is now available to view or download online. I had a great time at the conference in Dayton, Ohio and the interview … Continue reading →

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Daniel Boyd August 29, 1863 – David’s Island

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Tweet On August 29, 1863, Daniel Boyd wrote his father a letter from Petersburg, Virginia. Daniel had been wounded and captured at Gettysburg. He was sent to the DeCamp General hospital on David’s Island which would later be home of … Continue reading →

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