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Boys of Diamond Hill 2nd Edition Now Shipping!

Posted on December 10, 2023 by

Tweet Good news! Friday, Dec. 8, I received word that the Second Edition of The Boys of Diamond Hill is now available for shipment. All preorders that you placed will soon be in your hands.

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Carologue Mag: Willtown Bluff a Skirmish that Saved Charleston

Posted on April 21, 2023 by

Tweet My latest article is now available in Carologue Magazine, a publication of the South Carolina Historical Society. It is the featured article depicted on the cover. On July 10, 1863, under a dense fog, three federal steamers with a … Continue reading →

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Fenton Hall Dies July 10, 1863 – Willtown Bluff

Posted on July 13, 2013 by

Tweet Fenton Hall, the eldest of our soldiers from Diamond Hill and the husband of the eldest Boyd sister — Mary Jane — was killed July 10, 1863 in a skirmish at Willtown Bluff near Charleston, South Carolina. Company G … Continue reading →

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May 23, 1863; Fenton Hall – A Little Fuss In Our Mess

Posted on May 24, 2013 by

Tweet On May 23, 1863 Fenton Hall wrote his wife Mary Jane from their camp in Adams Run, South Carolina. His duty of protecting the coastal areas and rivers around Charleston continues. Fenton is concerned about Mary Jane and their … Continue reading →

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May 17, 1863 – Fenton Hall – Let us have peace

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Tweet May 17, 1863, Fenton Hall wrote his wife Mary Jane again from camp in Adams Run, South Carolina. The attack they were planning on John’s Island did not happen. Fenton says they heard that one of their men deserted … Continue reading →

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May 13, 1863 – Fenton Hall – Heavy firing down at White Point

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Tweet May 13, 1863, Fenton Hall writes his wife, Mary Jane from his camp at Adams Run, South Carolina. He is concerned about her and their two children. Also, he talks of James Rampey, who had been gone from camp, … Continue reading →

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