Category Archives: Diamond Hill

Sept. 12, 1862 – Diamond Hill

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

Tweet BOYS OF DIAMOND HILL 150 Years Ago Today – 7th SC Embarks on Sharpsburg Campaign As part of the division of Layfayette McLaws and Joseph Kershaw’s Brigade, the 7th South Carolina was temporarily detached from Longstreet’s Corps and assigned … Continue reading →

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Diamond Hill Aug 18, 1862

Posted on August 18, 2012 by

Tweet Nominated for Best History book of 2012 by the Military Writers Society of America. To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. August 18, 1862, Daniel Boyd wrote their … Continue reading →

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Diamond Hill 150 Years Ago

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

Tweet Nominated for Best History book by the Military Writers Society of America. To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. The business of life sometimes sidetracks my staying on … Continue reading →

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Bennett Place this weekend

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

Tweet I will be appearing at the Bennett Place this weekend for their annual “Authors of NC” weekend, August 11 & 12.  I am scheduled to speak at 12:00 noon on Saturday in the main theater there.  Come on out … Continue reading →

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Diamond Hill Nominated for National Award

Posted on July 28, 2012 by

Tweet “The Boys of Diamond Hill” Nominated for best book in the Non-Fiction / History category by the Military Writers Society of America This morning bore the great news of the nomination of “The Boys of Diamond Hill” for a … Continue reading →

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Murfreesboro – Thomas Boyd

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

Tweet While visiting Murfreesboro, Tennessee, I had the opportunity to take a tour that took me to the Confederate Circle in the Evergreen Cemetery. Here lie over 2,000 Confederate soldiers whose remains had been taken up from the battlefields around … Continue reading →

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Thomas Boyd, July 3, 1862

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. On July 3, 1862, Thomas Boyd wrote Fenton and Mary Jane Hall from his camp in Tupelo, Mississippi. He discusses getting … Continue reading →

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William Boyd – July 1, 1862

Posted on July 1, 2012 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. On July 1, 1862, William Boyd — the eldest of the Boyd brothers of Diamond Hill — succumbed to his wounds … Continue reading →

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William Boyd – June 30, 1862

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. 150 years ago at the Battle of Frazier’s Farm William Boyd received a severe wound. While serving with the First South … Continue reading →

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Yesterday in Anderson

Posted on June 10, 2012 by

Tweet As promised, I was at the Anderson Visitors and Arts Center at 110 Federal Street in beautiful Anderson, South Carolina yesterday — Saturday, June 9. It was a great day and I had the concern every writer wants… I … Continue reading →

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