Writing update – TENNESSEE VALOR: The 7th Tennessee Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg: Part 2
Posted on Friday, August 19th, 2011
Writing update – TENNESSEE VALOR: The 7th Tennessee Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg: Part 2
This is the second and final segment describing the 7th Tennessee in Pickett’s Charge:
Colonel Fite wrote that only half of his [...]
Whispers from around the Campfire — August 5 – 10, 1861
Posted on Sunday, August 7th, 2011
Whispers from around the Campfire – August 5 – 10, 1861
Selected writings from the 7th Tennessee Infantry
5 August 1861:
Archibald Norris- “Spent most of the day in camp. Were drilled in the regimental drill in the [...]
Whispers Around the Campfire — August 1-3, 1861
Posted on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
Whispers Around the Campfire — August 1 – 3, 1861
Selected writings from men of the 7th Tennessee:
1 August 1861:
Robert Hatton letter to Sophia Hatton, dated 1 August 1861: “…On yesterday, my regiment moved from Millboro, in [...]
The 7th Tennessee Infantry; 150 Years Ago — August 1861
Posted on Sunday, July 31st, 2011
The 7th Tennessee Infantry; 150 Years Ago — August 1861
On August 1, 1861 the 7th Tennessee left Millsboro, VA and marched westward into the mountains of Virginia, reaching Warm Springs that evening. The men of [...]
Whispers Around the Campfire — June 18, 1861
Posted on Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
Whispers Around the Campfire
A selection of writings from the men of the 7th Tennessee
June 18, 1861 – Camp Trousdale, Tennessee
Lt. Col. John Goodner wrote to Lizzie Floyd.
“…We are generally well, some measles in camp, [...]
The Writing Process — Tennessee Valor (Chapter 3)
Posted on Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
The Writing Process – Tennessee Valor (Chapter 3)
I have completed Chapter 3.
Length– 11,700 words
Time of writing – 27 hours
Chapter 3 covers the 7th Tennessee from the months of May 1862 to the first half of [...]
The Writing Process — Tennessee Valor (Seven Pines Casualties)
Posted on Thursday, February 24th, 2011
The Writing Process — Tennessee Valor (Seven Pines Casualties)
The 7th Tennessee fought its first major battle on May 31, 1862 at Seven Pines.
The 600 Tennesseans had not been in a real fight yet, so the [...]
The Writing Process — Tennessee Valor (Chapter 1)
Posted on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
The Writing Process – Tennessee Valor (Chapter 1)
I rewrote Chapter 1 during the past 12 hours. My goal was to create and strengthen the historical personalities with which I want to narrate the 7th Tennessee’s [...]
The Writing Process — Tennessee Valor (Sickness in First Campaign)
Posted on Saturday, January 29th, 2011
The Writing Process – Tennessee Valor (Sickness in the first campaign)
The 7th Tennessee Regiment left Tennessee and the Confederate War department immediately sent them up into the mountains of what is now West Virginia. Here, [...]
The Writing Process — Tennessee Valor (Letters & Journals)
Posted on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
The Writing Process : Tennessee Valor (Journals and Letters)
I have been examining the letters and journals of the men of the 7th Tennessee. Some 20 hours of research has resulted in the typing of nearly [...]
