Civil War Savannah

 Map at Fort Pulaski showing Venus Point on Savannah River, Venus Point area today, street to dock in Savannah

In Savannah we visited the Georgia Historical Society and found the likely location of the old prison camp for Union POW's (Forsythe Park), found the likely dock area in Savannah, and the prisoner exchange area on the Savannah River (Venus Point).  I was pleased that my accounts in Hiram's Honor matched up well with what we saw of the historical record in Savannah.

Augusta Georgia Civil War Roundtable

 Augusta Civil War Roundtable discussion, Descendant of Confederate soldier at the Round Table

We had the pleasure of telling the Augusta Georgia Civil War Roundtable about Hiram's Honor.  In the audience were descendants of both Union and Confederate soldiers and the discussion was enhanced by the perspectives of both.  Historic Augusta is now selling Hiram's Honor at the Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home Gift Shop (http://www.wilsonboyhoodhome.org/)

Camp Lawton Georgia

 Magnolia Springs State Park where Camp Lawton site is located, Archeologists at Georgia Southern University, Camp Lawton sketch at Georgia Southern Museum.

A major part of our trip to Georgia was a visit to Camp Lawton, a Confederate prison camp near Millen, Georgia where my ancestor was held after Andersonville.  The prison camp is being studied by the archeology department at Georgia Southern University and we met the team doing this valuable study of a relatively pristine Civil War site. 

SEVENSCORE AND TEN YEARS AGO LINK

SevenScoreandTenYearsAgo (http://www.7score10years.com) offers an innovative approach to history by giving users the historical Civil War era news each day with all of the benefits of new technology. Registered users receive daily updates of history as though it were happening today - reliving the day to day drama that was the Civil War.  

YORK COUNTY HERITAGE TRUST

The York County Heritage Trust is a not-for-profit educational institution that preserves and uses its collections, historic sites, and museums to inspire people to explore the history and culture of York County, Pennsylvania. I am pleased that they are now carrying Hiram's Honor in the Museum Gift shop.

GETTYSBURG BOOK SIGNING

On the anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (November 19, 1863), we stopped in at the Gettysburg Visitors Center Bookstore (which is selling Hiram's Honor) for a book signing.  We sold some books, made many new friends (including Jeff Shaara who was also there signing books), and really felt the emotion of that significant day when Abraham Lincoln delivered his short but highly regarded and time-honored speech.  This book signing culminated a Civil War book tour through Ohio, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.  We stopped at places like The Manassas Museum (Manassas, Virginia) and the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley  (Winchester, Virginia), met some nice folks and they are now selling Hiram's Honor.

Ohio Civil War 150 Posts an excerpt from Hiram's Honor

 The Ohio Monument at Andersonville National Historic Site.  Kevin Frye (left), an Andersonville historian, is pictured with Max Terman, author of Hiram's Honor.

The Ohio Civil War 150 web site is an excellent source for learing about Ohio's role in the Civil War and about activities associated with the upcoming 150 year anniversary of the Civil War.  I am pleased to have an excerpt from Hiram's Honor posted there entitled "A Buckeye Dies at Andersonville".  See http://www.ohiocivilwar150.org/2010/09/a-buckeye-dies-at-andersonville/.