Tennessee Valor — Update; January 16, 2012

Posted on Monday, January 16th, 2012

 
Tennessee Valor – Update: January 16, 2012
Nothing has happened for two weeks; no research, no correspondence, no map making, and no writing.
Instead—I have been sick with pneumonia; high fevers, congestion, and trying to cough away [...]

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Tennessee Valor – update; 12/21/2011

Posted on Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Tennessee Valor update – 12/21/2011
I have just completed editing and rewriting Chapter 11, with only one chapter to go.
Chapter 11 covered the 7th Tennessee’s experiences in the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna, Cold Harbor, and ultimately [...]

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Tennessee Valor — Writing Update: December 13, 2011

Posted on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Tennessee Valor – Writing Update
I have just completed rewriting and editing chapter 10, with but two chapters to go before this draft is complete. Presently, the manuscript is about 75,000 words (220 pages) with about [...]

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Tennessee Valor — Update

Posted on Monday, December 5th, 2011

Tennessee Valor — writing update
I have resumed the final editing and writing, now that the Thanksgiving holidays are over and my schedule has returned to normal.
I have completed Chapter 7, which follows the 7th Tennessee [...]

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Tennessee Valor — Update: Part 2, October 6, 2011

Posted on Thursday, October 6th, 2011

TENNESSEE VALOR: The 7th Tennessee Infantry at Gettysburg – update part 2
I’ve completed the entire rough draft!
I am now taking a couple weeks off and then will work through the manuscript, editing and preparing a [...]

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Tennessee Valor — Update, September 18, 2011

Posted on Sunday, September 18th, 2011

TENNESSEE VALOR : The 7th Tennessee Infantry at Gettysburg
 
I have just begun the final chapter of Tennessee Valor. This chapter is a description of the last months’ of trench warfare outside of Petersburg, the 7th’s [...]

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7th Tennessee Infantry — September 12 -14, 1861

Posted on Sunday, September 18th, 2011

September 12, 1861: Cheat Mountain Summary, (West) Virginia
Although all of Lee’s troops had been in their assigned positions the coordinated attack never occurred. Apparently, it had been up to Col. Rust, leading the 3rd Arkansas [...]

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7th Tennessee Infantry — September 10 – 11, 1861

Posted on Monday, September 12th, 2011

7th Tennessee Infantry – September 10-11, 1861
September 10, 1861: 7th Tennessee on the move, (West) Virginia
 The movement of the 7th TN was reported by Archibald Norris, Company K: “Left camp at eight o’clock to this [...]

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7th Tennessee Infantry — September 1 – 4, 1861

Posted on Monday, September 5th, 2011

7th Tennessee Infantry — September 1 – 4, 1861:
September 01, 1861: 7th TN at Big Springs, (West) Virginia
Jeremiah’s second Muster Roll Card indicated that he was Present for September and October. Copy attached. Col. Hatton [...]

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7th Tennessee Infantry — August 29, 1861 : western Virginia

Posted on Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

7th Tennessee Infantry — August 29, 1861 :  western Virginia
The rain continued. Captain John Goodner, who was in Company F with Jeremiah, wrote a letter to Lizzie Floyd, dated 29 August 1861- “I expected and [...]

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