David H. Jones | June 27, 2009
It was a real pleasure to return to the bookstore at the Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center & Museum for another signing event. Visitor traffic was steady throughout the day and I autographed over ten books per hour, a very satisfying result for any author. Also pleasing was the fact that the entire day [...]
David H. Jones | June 23, 2009
Under the spreading limbs of a large oak tree in a quiet corner of Saint Thomas Church Cemetery at Owings Mills, Maryland, the Cary family rests in peace. They are all here. The children of Wilson Miles Cary and Jane Margaret Carr Cary are buried beside their parents, close together as they were in life. [...]
David H. Jones | June 23, 2009
A reader of this blog recently complimented my efforts to visit the grave sites of characters portrayed in my historical novel Two Brothers: One North, One South. Specifically, he mentioned Hetty Cary. I suddenly realized that her sister Jenny and brother Miles are also characters in the book and buried near Hetty, but I failed [...]
David H. Jones | June 21, 2009
All through the research phase for Two Brothers: One North, One South I endeavored to visit the grave sites of as many as possible of the primary characters in the book. There were several reasons for this exercise. First, a complete study of these historical persons provided me with the opportunity to understand and, in [...]
David H. Jones | June 20, 2009
When I first arrived at the Stonewall Cemetery at Winchester, Virginia for the Confederate Memorial Day Observance, I was pleasantly surprised to find a monument honoring Maryland’s sons who fell defending Virginia. The words on the monument are touching . . . “they came for conscience sake and died for right” . . . “Alike [...]
David H. Jones | June 17, 2009
I recently attended a remarkable event at the Old Court House Civil War Museum in Winchester, Virginia. The 4th annual Gathering of Civil War Eagles brought together an outstanding group of living historians who stay perfectly in persona while discussing and debating the political and military issues of the war. The 1840 period Court House was the [...]
David H. Jones | June 13, 2009
Last weekend I attended the Turner Ashby Chapter 184 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy ceremony at the Stonewall Cemetery in Hebron Cemetery at Winchester, Virginia as it was part of the Gathering of Civil War Eagles 2009. I’m glad that I did. This was a genuine American event, a celebration by present day [...]
David H. Jones | June 3, 2009
We enjoyed a very nice book signing event at the Fountain Bookstore in the historic Shockoe Slip section of Richmond, Virginia. Wonderful shops and restaurants abound in this area of town near the James River. Owner Kelly Justice was great to work with and I signed many books for Civil War enthusiasts who visited the [...]
David H. Jones | June 2, 2009
I was pleased to see the very nice McGowan’s Brigade monument when I visited Bloody Angle on the Spotsylvania Battlefield. The site was still decorated with flowers from the recent dedication ceremony proudly conducted by the Brigadier General Samuel McGowan Camp 40, Sons of Confederate Veterans, of Laurens, South Carolina. McGowan’s brigade fought valiantly during this battle, [...]
