{"product_id":"the-boys-of-diamond-hill-9781476690568","title":"The Boys of Diamond Hill","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   In 1861, brothers Daniel and Pressley Boyd left their farm in Abbeville County, South Carolina to join the Confederate army. William, Thomas and Andrew soon followed, along with brother-in-law Fenton Hall. During the Civil War, they collectively fought in almost every theater of the conflict and saw firsthand every aspect of soldier life--from death and illness to friendly fire and desertion. By war''s end only Daniel survived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Based on their extensive personal correspondence, this updated edition includes 30 never before published letters, along with new research revealing additional family background and undiscovered information about the fates of the Boyd brothers and other family members.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA handsome book...well-researched, well-documented, and beautifully presented...you will rejoice as the primary materials brings their experiences to life as only first-hand accounts can do.\"—\u003ci\u003eMilitary Writers Society of America\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The reader gets a very good look inside the hearts and souls of this South Carolina family.\"—\u003ci\u003eConfederate Veteran\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A WOW Rating\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Lone Star Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword by Richard B. McCaslin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrologue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction to the Second Edition by J. Keith Jones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e­Pre-War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1861\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1862\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1863\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1864\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1865\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfter the War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEditor's Afterword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix A: The Boyds, Crowthers, Halls, and Alewines and How They Are Related\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix B: Company Rosters for the Boyd Brothers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix C: Partial, Undated Letters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040512377175,"sku":"9781476690568","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-boys-of-diamond-hill-9781476690568","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}