by Jessica James | Jan 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Mt. Zion ChurchOn January 26, 1863, sixteen gray-clad riders gathered at the small brick church located at the intersection of the Old Carolina Road and Little River Turnpike near Aldie, Va.The group was a very special detail of the 1st Virginia Cavalry under former...
by Jessica James | Nov 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
General Lee in the Remembrance Day Parade.Today is an historic day in Gettysburg – the anniversary of the day President Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous address while dedicating the National Cemetery in 1863.The release of Steven Spielberg’s movie...
by Jessica James | Apr 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
The final day of my book tour for my new historical fiction novel, Noble Cause, I went to Patriot’s Point where cannons were fired to mark the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War (on April 12).During my travels in South Carolina, I was somewhat...
by Jessica James | Apr 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
It’s time for a post on Day 5 of my Book Tour for my historical fiction novel Noble Cause. After a relaxing day in Charleston, my niece and I were graciously invited to tour Middleton Place. The terrace and Butterfly Lakes at Middleton Place.I’m not sure I...
by Jessica James | Apr 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
Market HallAfter signing copies of my historical fiction novel Noble Cause at Boone Hall Farms and the Beaufort Bookstore, I took it easy the following day with some shopping in downtown Charleston at the historic open market.Market Hall stands facing Meeting Street...
