ANDERSONVILLE BOOK SIGNING

Our trip to Florida and Georgia promoting Hiram's Honor is now over and was a success.  One of the most interesting events was the meeting of Dr. Sam Mozley, a retired ecologist from North Carolina State University who is planning a book about two of his ancestors who were at Andersonville--one was a Confederate guard and the other was a surgeon.  My ancestor may have interacted with them!  What are the chances of meeting another college professor, same academic field, retired, and writing a book similar to mine--rare events do happen.  In the photo Sam and I are talking about our interests as we sat at the book signing table at the Andersonville National Historic Site visitors center.

Civil War News book review of Hiram's Honor

A recent book review of Hiram's Honor by historian Kenneth D. Williams can be seen at http://www.civilwarnews.com/reviews/2010br/january/hiram_terman_b011004.html.  Williams is an accomplished writer as can be attested by the last statement in his well-crafted review:

"Read this novel and you can feel like you are cold, hungry, footsore and afraid just like so many of those young boys of old."

This sketch from Battles and Leaders of the Civil War gives me this feeling as much as any I have come across.  Very much appreciate the good words Ken.

Upcoming trip to Andersonville

I will be leaving soon for a book signing event at Andersonville National Historic Site in Georgia scheduled for 11 am to 3 pm Saturdary February 20, 2010.  The first Union prisoners of war from Belle Island in Richmond, including my ancestor Private Hiram Terman, probably walked through the gate (see gate replica in above photo) at Andersonville in late February 1864.  It should be quite an experience signing copies of Hiram's Honor at Andersonville 146 years after Hiram's arrival there.  

Kent Dorr Contacts Me

Kent Dorr of the McLaughlin Camp 12, SUVCW, Mansfield, Ohio contacted me and said he had visited Hiram Terman's grave site (see photo) in Rome, Ohio which led him to order and read Hiram's Honor.   His kind comments about the book "bringing these soldiers to life" is very gratifying.  It is the main reason I wrote Hiram's Honor.  Thanks Kent. 

Hiram's Honor at Civil War Center in Richmond

While retracing Private Terman's steps through the Civil War we visited Belle Island in the James River (see photo of river above) where Hiram was kept as a prisoner of war from July through February 1863-64.  Belle Island was a very special place for us and I am very pleased to report that the nearby American Civil War Center (see Lincoln statue photo above) in Richmond (http://www.tredegar.org/) will be selling Hiram's Honor.

Presentation at Tabor College

I presented a powerpoint talk to the Learning in Retirement group at Tabor College (see Tabor College photo to right). Several in the audience informed me about their ancestors in the Civil War. The group was very complimentary and many expressed their appreciation for writing a book of this sort that expresses what it might have been like to be in that catyclysmic conflict.

Following this, I gave a presentation to the Marion, Ks seniors and about ten out of 5o had Civil War ancestors and were very interested in the way Hiram's Honor portrayed the Civil War experience.

Reviews of Hiram's Honor at Amazon. com

Rev. Dennis Rinehart, a best friend of mine and an inspiration for the character of Isaiah in Hiram's Honor, has a very insightful review of Hiram's Honor on the Amazon site. Thanks Dennis.

Ken Wyatt, a retired journalist, wrote a nice review of Hiram's Honor and posted it on Amazon. Ken is from Jackson, Michigan, a town near to Spring Arbor University where I went to school and where we have many family members. Thanks Ken for this special and well crafted review.

You can see these reviews by searching Hiram's Honor and scrolling down to the reviews section.

I just learned of a comprehensive CD on the Civil War available at http://www.moorecivilwar.com/.