Category Archives: Sesquicentennial

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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Mitchell’s Ford – June 18, 1861

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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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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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