Research – Books
Books A treasure trove of written materials exists on the Civil War era ranging from memoirs to historical fiction to academic writings dating from the time of the conflict up until today. Below, you’ll find examples …
Never Stop Digging!
One thing I’ve learned in writing Hattie’s War is never stop digging. Time and again, often when I least expected it, a new tidbit of information, a new resource, or person, would emerge to fill …
Who, When, Where
It’s said that no other topic has more written about it than the American Civil War. Every aspect of the war has been documented, dissected, debated, and written about for the last 150 years. …
Hannibal Howell
Long before beginning work on Hattie’s War, I spent considerable time digging for information about Hannibal Howell, my great-great-great grandfather. There are tidbits of information about him, but not much. If Hannibal hadn’t served in the Civil …