The 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

I am very pleased to say that my history of the long-overlooked September 14, 1862, Battle of South Mountain is tentatively set for release ...

South Carolina Ordinance of Secession Passed December 20, 1860 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This date marks an important one in commemor...

I am pleased to report that on December 3, I submitted the completed first-draft manuscript of my South Mountain book to the History Press f...

The Battle of Buena Vista (Library of Congress) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  have long been fascinated with this somewhat o...

It has been quite some time since I last posted a Profiles piece on a 48th Pennsylvania soldier, so today I thought I'd focus in on Jac...

Last week, I posted on the great fortune it was to meet Bill Denzter and his sister Ardith, and spend the afternoon with them at Antietam. T...