Category Archives: Diamond Hill

William Boyd, June 4 & 5, 1862

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. William Boyd began a second letter on June 4th to his father noting that Pressley and family friend James Alewine came … Continue reading →

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June 4, 1862 from Diamond Hill

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Tweet To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. June 4, 1862; there were two letters from the Boys of Diamond Hill. First, Captain T. Warren Allen, Daniel and Pressley’s … Continue reading →

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Anderson Independent Article

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

Tweet Click here to read today’s article in the Anderson Independent Mail in Anderson, South Carolina about my upcoming signing at the Anderson Visitors and Arts Center at 110 Federal Street in beautiful Anderson, South Carolina on June 9.

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Anderson SC Signing June 9 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

Tweet I hope that all my South Carolina and Georgia people will come out to see me at the Anderson Visitors and Arts Center at 110 Federal Street in beautiful Anderson, South Carolina on June 9. I will be there … Continue reading →

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May 25, 1862 from Diamond Hill

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. May 25, 1862; Pressley Boyd writes his father from the hospital in Manchester, Virginia. He and Daniel were both sick at … Continue reading →

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150 Years Ago – William Boyd

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. May 18, 1862; William Boyd writes his brother-in-law Fenton Hall from camp in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. There is much talk about … Continue reading →

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Bennett Place Sunday, May 20

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

Tweet I will be appearing and speaking this Sunday, May 20, 2012 at the Bennett Place in Durham, NC for their “Joining the Cause” event. While the Bennett Place is less famous than its cousin across the Virginia line — … Continue reading →

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150 Years Ago – Daniel Boyd

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. May 13, 1862; Daniel Boyd wrote his father from the hospital in Manchester, Virginia. He was sick as had been a … Continue reading →

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150 Years ago, May 11, 1862

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. May 11, 1862, Thomas Boyd had returned to the Nineteenth South Carolina in Corinth, Mississippi, but had a relapse of his … Continue reading →

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May 1, 1862 on Diamond Hill

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. May 1, 1862, Thomas Boyd wrote his father from Mobile, Alabama. Thomas had been there sick with pneumonia since April 20 … Continue reading →

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