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Jan. 8, 1863 on Diamond Hill

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Tweet On Jan. 8, 1863, Fenton Hall wrote to his wife Mary Jane from his camp near Charleston, South Carolina. His letter talks of conditions in his camp and gives details of all the Abbeville County people about his area … Continue reading →

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Review of Diamond Hill in Confederate Veteran Mag

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Tweet A new review of “The Boys of Diamond Hill” appears this month in the Confederate Veteran Magazine, the magazine of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The reviewer stated: “after reading it… I almost feel like a member of the … Continue reading →

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Thomas Boyd – Murfreesboro, Dec. 31, 1862

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Tweet Sadly the tragedy for the Boyd family was not finished for 1862. On New Year’s Eve, the 19th South Carolina was involved in the Second Battle of Murfreesboro, also known as Stone’s River. Capt. Robert Chatham would report that … Continue reading →

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Fredericksburg Nov. 28, 1862

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Tweet On November 28, 1862 Daniel Boyd writes his father, Robert Boyd, from Fredericksburg, Virginia. The 7th South Carolina had marched there from Culpepper on the 17th. As he writes this letter Daniel is preparing to go down to the … Continue reading →

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Thomas Boyd Nov. 26, 1862

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Tweet On November 26, 1862, Thomas Boyd found himself in the hospital in Dalton, Georgia. It is from there that he writes his sister, Mary Jane Hall. He had once again been battling pneumonia, this time for a month. Compounding … Continue reading →

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November 14, 1862 on Diamond Hill

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Tweet On November 14, 1862, Daniel Boyd wrote a letter to his father Robert Boyd. He was writing from Culpepper, Virginia. It appears to be incomplete as it ends abruptly and is unsigned. From the subjects discussed and the people … Continue reading →

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Oct. 3, 1862 on Diamond Hill

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Tweet On this day, 150 years ago, Daniel Boyd wrote his father a letter from his camp near Winchester, Virginia reporting on the death of his brother Pressley. He also gives details from the battle up on Maryland Heights as … Continue reading →

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Boys of Diamond Hill Wins Gold Medal

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

Tweet After a great day yesterday, getting to meet many fine writers here at the Military Writers Society of America Annual Conference and taping an interview for Positively Pittsburgh with Joanne Quinn-Smith, the event was capped off at this evening’s … Continue reading →

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Boys of Diamond Hill at Sharpsburg – 150 Years Ago Today

Posted on September 16, 2012 by

Tweet After losing his brother Pressley only days earlier, Daniel marched with the Seventh all night on the 16th from Harper’s Ferry to arrive at Sharpsburg just after 7 a.m. on the 17th. Around 9 a.m. the Seventh with Kershaw’s … Continue reading →

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Sept. 13, 1862 – Pressley Boyd

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Tweet BOYS OF DIAMOND HILL 150 Years Ago Today – Pressley Boyd Killed on Maryland Heights Early the morning of September 13th, Kershaw’s and Barksdale’s Brigades set out to take Maryland Heights against 1,600 mostly green Yankee troops under the … Continue reading →

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