The Dove Shall Fly, a historical novel featuring Georgia Battalion survivor James P. Trezevant, received a first place award at the Will Rogers Medallion Award ceremony in Fort Worth on October 26, 2019. The Will Rogers Medallion Award organization is an outgrowth of...
Judith Austin Mills, noted writer of historical fiction books set in Texas, has completed her latest novel in a Texas Revolution trilogy, This Dove Shall Fly (Austin, TX: Plain View Press, 2018). Her earlier books were How Far Tomorrow: Remembering the Georgia...
The story behind the Georgia Battalion website is deeper than appears on the site as it now exits. I wanted readers to get a sense of the motivation for the site as Rick Allen and I originally envisioned it. I also wanted to provide full disclosure about my dealings...
Will Erwin, the senior historian at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, had sent me a message about the Joanna Troutman monument there. I posted all the materials that he sent. R.W.T.
Rick had done some additional research about the monument in Albany, Texas. He had also contacted Molly Sauder, the archivist/librarian at the Old Jail Art Center there, and she sent more helpful information. I could then post the new material in the Monuments tab,...
I sent an email to Jason Walker and Will Erwin at the Texas State Cemetery, inquiring about the background of the monument to Joanna Troutman. Will Erwin, the senior historian there, replied a few days later by sending a photograph, copies of related legislative...