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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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The Boys of Diamond Hill – Capt. Robert Chatham

Posted on July 24, 2014 by

Tweet It occurred to me recently that I had missed a significant date in The Boys of Diamond Hill that occurred May 29, 1864, this past May 29 marked the 150th anniversary of the combat death of Captain Robert Chatham … Continue reading →

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May 28, 1863 – Capt. Robert Chatham to Robert Boyd

Posted on May 28, 2013 by

Tweet On May 28, 1863 Captain Robert N. Chatham, Thomas’s commanding officer, sent Robert Boyd a letter instructing him how to claim Thomas’s final payment from the Confederate government. This was written a year and a day before this fine … Continue reading →

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150 Years Ago – Journey to Corinth, Mississippi

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. On April 16, 1862, Thomas Boyd wrote his father, Robert Boyd, about the journey of the 19th South Carolina Volunteers from … Continue reading →

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