HIRAM'S HOPE IS LAUNCHED

Sign near Marion, Arkansas and actual photo of Sultana--major parts of the story line of Hiram's Hope.

Hiram's Hope: The Return of Isaiah by Max R. Terman. 2014 TESA Books, Hillsboro, Ks, $14.99 print, $2.99 eBook, 260 pages print.  Printed and distributed by Lightning Source Incorporated, Ingram Book Company.

ISBN 978-1-4951-0591-3 

Following in the footsteps of Hiram’s Honor, one of Online College’s Best Books for Studying the Civil War, Hiram’s Hope tells how Isaiah, left for dead at Andersonville, survives only to board the ill-fated, over-loaded steamer Sultana. Max Terman weaves a story around this tragedy with the Lincoln Funeral Train, a woman left at Andersonville, and a veteran’s struggle to recover his life as threads in an intricate tale about the last days of the American Civil War.

Hiram’s Hope has been published, and is available at Ingram Book, Amazon, and other booksellers. Signed copies are available from the author at maxt@tabor.edu. Professional reviews of the book can be seen at: http://tinyurl.com/mc9oc7k . Sample material and a chapter can be seen at: http://tinyurl.com/oe3ytcn  Author information:  http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B001HPJGH0

Click here to buy online at Amazon.

 

Andersonville Civil War Prison by Robert Scott Davis

Sketch of Andersonville Prison

I have just finished reading Robert Scott Davis Andersonville Civil War Prison published by The History Press.  I was searching for information on the life spans of Andersonville survivors and for what happened during the last days of the prison for my sequel to Hiram's Honor.  I found the book to have an air of authority as the author is a college professor and researcher.  According to a source in this book, less that 1000 Andersonville survivors lived past 1890.  This makes the survival of Private Hiram Terman especially noteworthy.  He was one of the first prisoners in (July 1863) and one of the last out (January 1865) and yet lived until 1926--remarkable!  To read an account of the conditions at Andersonville by Isaiah White, Confederate surgeon, see this primary source. Also above is a monument in Andersonville village for Henry Wirz and a close-up of one of the inscriptions.  Quite a story here--I hope I can capture some more of it in my sequel. To read the present Andersonville chapter in Hiram's Honor, click Andersonville chapter Hiram's Honor

Hiram's Honor at Warren County Historical Society

Hiram's Honor is available at the Warren County Historical Society gift shop/bookstore in Lebanon, Ohio.

Battles and Turning Points of the Civil War

I gave a presentation on the major turning points in the Civil War at Butler Community College in Marion, Kansas.  In my research I found that the Union victory at Fort Donelson is considered by many to be the earliest battle that turned the war in favor of the North.  Since Hiram's Honor takes such a wide swath through the Civil War, I was able to make many of the major battles more personal by telling where my ancestor was in these pivotal engagements.

Hiram's Honor now available in Newton, Ks at the Faith and Life Bookstore

Faith and Life Bookstore in Newton, Ks

Civil War soldiers had their faith tested many times and Private Hiram Terman was no exception.  The long marches, camp life, horrific battles, and the grinding misery of prison life were challenges in the extreme and much of Hiram's Honor depicts this struggle to make sense of God, faith, and the realities of war.

Hiram's Honor now available in McPherson, Ks at the Bookshelf and the McPherson Museum

The Bookshelf bookstore on Main Street in McPherson, Ks.  We will be at a book signing there on Saturday, November 5, 2011.

The McPherson Museum on Euclid Ave. in McPherson, Ks

Statue of Civil War General James Birdseye McPherson.  McPherson, Ks is named in honor of this highly respected officer who was killed at the Battle of Atlanta. Like Private Hiram Terman, General McPherson was an Ohioan, born in Clyde, Ohio.  For more on General McPherson, click here.

Sons of Union Veterans Mansfield, Ohio

We look forward to attending the Sons of Union Veterans MCLaughlin Camp Mansfield, Ohio May 18,2011 meeting at 7 pm at the Soldiers and Sailors Museum, 34 Park Ave W Mansfield, Ohio.

 At the museum in a central display case second level, I found a Soldier Record for the 82nd Ohio, Company F and Private Hiram Terman was listed as a prisoner at Richmond. 

Hiram's Honor in Troy, Ohio

I am pleased to announce that Hiram's Honor is now available in Troy, Ohio at Around About Books.  Stop in and have a look around!

Hiram's Honor now available as ebook

NOW IN EBOOK FORMAT

 
I have created and submitted to ebook distributors an ebook version of Hiram's Honor.  The following links offer the download and more will be added.

Sample or purchase Hiram's Honor: Reliving Private Terman's Civil War:
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/50674
http://www.booksonboard.com/index.php?BODY=viewbook&BOOK=1011426&v=widget

http://www.powells.com/s?kw=Hiram%27s+Honor&class=ebooks

http://www.ebookpie.com/books/262219-hiram-s-honor-reliving-private-terman-s-civil-war-ebook

Review of Hiram's Honor

The Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal has posted a review of Hiram's Honor at http://www.cincinnaticwrt.org/data/articles/Terman_Review_Hirams%20Honor.pdf. Authored by Dan Reigle, it is a very well written piece that touches very close to the heart of my book, so much that my spine tingles when I read it. Very much appreciated!

Home again from the Hiram's Honor book tour

The book signing of Hiram's Honor in Kenton, Ohio went great. Many folks from the area stopped by, bought books and DVD's, and we had many great conversations about the 82nd Ohio, ancestors, and the writing of Hiram's Honor. The appearance of the Ohio 4th Civil War re-enactors (photo, family on right) and Tim "Jacob Parrott" Striker (photo, 5th from left) added much to the atmosphere as did a surprise visit from Betty Resch and her family. Betty is the great-granddaughter of Delano Morey, who received the Medal of Honor during the Civil War for capturing two Confederates on the slopes of Bull Pasture Mountain during the Battle of McDowell in Virginia, Hiram's first battle.

Richard Fink, historian of the 82nd Ohio in Kenton, also found and showed me an officer's petition with the signature of Private Hiram Terman on it (see image to right). The petition was signed by my ancestor in Moorefield, Virginia before the Battle of McDowell. This signature reveals his educational level and matches well with how I portrayed Private Terman in

Hiram's Honor.

This was quite an experience and was a great "launching" of Hiram's Honor. Many thanks to Linda Iams and Richard Fink (far left in the photo), and others for a great time in Kenton! 

I am also happy to report that the Hardin County Historical Museum is now selling Hiram's Honor.