~Portraits~ Generals and Commanders by Rebecca Blackwell Drake Colonel Hiram Granbury 7th Texas Infantry 1831-1864 Colonel H. B. Granbury, born March 1, 1831 in Copiah County, Mississippi, commanded the 7th Texas Infantry during the Battle of Raymond. Granbury’s service to the Confederate Army began as early as 1861 when he organized the Waco Guards in […]
By Parker Hills The Vicksburg Campaign has been called “the most brilliant campaign ever fought on American soil” by the United States Army in its “how to fight” manual, the 1986 version of its FM 100-5 Operations.1 Yet, this series of military operations is often overlooked by historians and Civil War aficionados alike, left in […]
1863 Civil War Diary: Osborn H. I. Oldroyd ~ A Portrait of the Diarist ~ Hinds County Gazette, April 12, 2001 by Rebecca Blackwell Drake Sergeant Osborn Oldroyd, whose initials spell OHIO, was only nineteen years old when he enlisted with the 2Oth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He joined the Union Army at Camp Chase, Ohio, […]
Battle of Raymond Script from the 2001 Video Production of the Battle of Raymond by Rebecca Blackwell Drake Brief History of the Antebellum Town Raymond was incorporated in 1829 as the county seat of Hinds County. In its early years, Raymond was recognized for its judicial setting – the courthouse and the numerous colorful lawyers […]
Becky and Jim Drake have pooled their talents and produced a book, The Battle of Raymond and Other Collected Stories. The book is scheduled to go on sale at the Country Fair on May 1st. All proceeds from the sale of the book, now as well as in the future, will be donated to Friends […]