You have heard of the Montgomery Boycott, the bombing in Birmingham, the sit ins at Greensboro, North Carolina, the students in Prince Edward County, Virginia and the Freedom Riders during the Civil Rights Era. This is the story of the integration of the school systems in Prince William County, Virginia. It is the story of the Russell Family — Reverend James P. Russell, President of the NAACP, who selected his daughter Joyce to integrate Gar-Field High School in Woodbridge, Virginia, her sister Deborah and brother Cameron to integrate Occoquan Elementary School, and brother Jimmy to integrate Fred Lynn Middle School. It tells of the danger of their house being shot up on a hot July night, and how Bobby Kennedy sent the Federal Marshals the next morning to get Joyce out of the area. It describes the true feelings of fear, courage, and endurance as well as ostracism and harassment that led to a phone call from A. Philip Randolph encouraging Joyce to stay in school at her lowest moment.
As an author I don’t have a set type of material that I write about. I like science fiction, and I have a science fiction book published. I was working on three other different types of books when my wife, Diane, suggested that I write a book of short stories, some of which would be suitable reading for young people and for reading to children. Later that day I was doing a photo shoot and an interview for the Chattanooga Times Free Press, and during the interview was asked what made me decide to become an author. I told them that living in this area I had become interested in the Civil War. Also being in the military I always analyzed what both sides did in the battles, and made a mental exercise of determining what could have changed the outcomes. Over the years I had come up with a strategy that the South could have used to win the war, and wanted to write about it. Further I stated that I liked telling stories to my children and grandchildren.
Many people live in an area all their life and know little of the area’s history.In some cases their town even had a different name in the past. Good examples are Rawlingsville being the name of Fort Payne Alabama during the Civil War, Elyton being the name of Birmingham, Alabama, and Crawfish Springs being the name of Chickamauga, Georgia.The main road through an area may have taken a different path in past times.Current residents in a community may wonder why an old house or building is turned a particular way and not facing the street or road.This story also provides photographs and information about historical buildings located at or near the routes of march of the opposing armies.
“A Rip in Time at the Battle of Chickamauga” is a science fiction story, but gives a factual description of the Battles of Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Ringgold Gap, and discusses what went wrong for the Confederates.In addition, as the story is told it lets the reader know where the “LaFayette Road” actually ran at the time of the Civil War.In some places its path was the same as the present day Highway 27.In other places it took a different route.Read this story and see if you already knew the exact route.
Written by E. Raymond Evans, this book is the well documented account of the African American Buffalo Solders that fought in a significant part of the Spanish American War efforts.
Written by Ray Evans, this small book deale with the battle of Lee and Gordon’s Mills. This Civil War battle preceded the better known Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863.
The book deals with the battle of Fort McCook in Marion County, Tennessee that led up the Confederate invasion of Kentucky and the well known Battle of Perryville in 1862. Written by E. Raymond Evans.
This is the small book dealing with the battle of Glass’s Mill which led up to the better known Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863. Written by E. Raymond Evans.
Then, there is the tragic account of the death of his young son Willey, a boy who was unable to adjust to the heat and unsanitary conditions of Mississippi and Memphis.Shortly after this personal loss, General Sherman was ordered east to deal with the problems at Chattanooga.The rest of the book is his account of how this was accomplished, and the subsequent mission to the relief of General Burnside at Knoxville.
The photographs used to illustrate this volume were taken by myself, my photographer Bruce Wilkey, and various period photographers. In fact many of the photos were taken by General Sherman's Photographer and this is the first account with both the pictures and the text in the same volume.
We found the diary of Miss Josephine H. Hooke while searching for reference material relating to the members of the Lookout Artillery, which is better known as Barry’s Battery.Ms. Hooks’ father, Judge Robert M. Hooke, was a strong supporter of the Battery, and another young man named James H. Hooke, a relative of Judge Hook was a member of the unit.After reading the diary, however, we felt that the document is so interesting and unique that it should have a separate treatment.The account of how a young woman with her family and friends spent months living on the railroad in train cars as refugees from the Federal Army gives a perspective of the war that can not be found in official military documents.
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