Tennessee Valor – Writing Update, Nov. 17, 2011
Posted on Thursday, November 17th, 2011
Tennessee Valor – Writing update
I am working on the rewrite of chapter 5, having completed rewrites of the first four chapters. The first four chapters total 108 pages and some 40,000 words. Chapter 5 describes [...]
7th Tennessee – November 10-11, 1861
Posted on Friday, November 11th, 2011
Writings of men of the 7th Tennessee: November 10-11, 1861
10 November 1861:
David Phillips- [outside Huntersville, WV] – “Had to go on picket. Went about two and a half miles from camps up Greenbrier river. There were ten [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
7th Tennessee Infantry — September 5-6, 1861
Posted on Thursday, September 8th, 2011
7th Tennessee Infantry — September 5, 1861: On duty at Mingo Flats, (West) Virginia
“Commenced raining about 2 at night, rained steady till 3 in the evening. Provisions gave out. I with others had to go [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Writing Process — Tennessee Valor (Chapter 2)
Posted on Monday, February 7th, 2011
The Writing Process — Tennessee Valor (Chapter 2)
I am now working on Chapter 2—the story of the formation of the 7th Tennessee. Five hours of work have garnered about 2, 750 words.
The chapter focuses on [...]
The Writing Process — Tennessee Valor (2nd Lt. David Phillips)
Posted on Friday, January 21st, 2011
The Writing Process — Tennessee Valor
5 hours produced 1400 words in Chapter 2. These passages follow the boys of the 7th Tennessee as they are trained to be soldiers. I focused on what life was [...]
