David H. Jones | May 29, 2009
As we turned the corner leading to The Wilderness National Battlefield Park Visitor Center, I noticed a monument adorned with the cross of the “Old Sixth Corps” and knew instantly that this was the site where Major General John Sedgwick fell. The 6th Maryland Infantry was positioned beside the artillery battery that General Sedgwick was [...]
David H. Jones | May 25, 2009
Just behind the Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitors Center a narrow path wanders back into the woods. A short walk takes visitors to a monument honoring Stonewall Jackson and reveals another small trail at the end of which stands a stone marking the exact spot where General Jackson fell, mortally wounded by friendly fire. A descriptive marker [...]
David H. Jones | May 22, 2009
Last week we went back east to tramp around Civil War battlefields with the Pamplin Historical Park Spring Tour and do a book signing at Fountain Bookstore in Richmond. Both events were quite successful and enjoyable. We flew into Washington Dulles (IAD) from Los Angeles (LAX) and made a beeline for Fredericksburg to spend the [...]
David H. Jones | May 21, 2009
Staghorn Press was notified a few days ago that Two Brothers: One North, One South has been awarded a bronze medal for the national Historical Fiction/Military category in the 13th annual Independent Publisher Book Awards. This year’s awards attracted 4,090 entries from throughout the U.S. and Canada, plus most English-speaking countries worldwide. Medal-winning books came from [...]
David H. Jones | May 10, 2009
We learned several days ago that Two Brothers: One North, One South is a semifinalist in the National Historical Fiction/Military category of the 2009 Independent Publisher Book Awards. The 13th Annual IPPY Awards, honoring the year’s best independently published books, will be presented in New York City later this month on the first evening of the BookExpo America convention. [...]
