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About Allen Mesch

Allen is an author, educator, and historian. He has written nine books: The Analyst; Teacher of Civil War Generals; Your Affectionate Father, Charles F. Smith; Charles A. Marvin - "One Year. Six Months, and Eleven Days", Preparing for Disunion, Ebenezer Allen - Statesman, Entrepreneur, and Spy, The Forgotten Texas Statesman, The Third Rebellion, and The Traitor. He taught classes on the American Civil War at Collin College. He has visited more than 130 Civil War sites and given presentations at Civil War Roundtables.

New Information on General C. F. Smith

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Allen Mesch

Yesterday I was contacted by one  of General Smith’s descendants who lives in Portland, OR. He informed me that he had discovered a number of documents that dealt with Charles and Allen Smith. We visited on the phone and he was excited … Continue reading →

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Teacher of Civil War Generals mentioned in Civil War Books and Authors Blog

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Allen Mesch

Civil War Books and Authors Blog mentioned Teacher of Civil War Generals in a July 31, 2015 post Booknotes III (July 2015) Teacher of Civil War Generals: Major General Charles Ferguson Smith, Soldier and West Point Commandant by Allen H. … Continue reading →

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Teacher of Civil War Generals is Now Available

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Allen Mesch

Teacher of Civil War Generals: Major Generals Charles Ferguson Smith, Soldier and West Point Commandant is now available for purchase. The softcover version is available from McFarland and Amazon.

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Reviewed the Proofs, Next Step Publication

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Allen Mesch

My wife and I reviewed the proofs and made corrections to about one-third of the pages. We sent the changes off to McFarland and are waiting for the book to arrive. In the meantime, I have been assembling information to help … Continue reading →

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The Proofs are In

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Allen Mesch

On June 4 I received the proofs for Teacher of Civil War Generals.  My job over the next  few weeks will be to find and correct the errors and prepare an index.  I made some quick changes to the text … Continue reading →

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Welcome to my new author website

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Allen Mesch

I have been working the past few days to create a new web site. Thanks to the help of WordPress and my chat mate Gracie I am making progress. The picture of me was taken at Glacier National Park. You … Continue reading →

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