Welcome to my web site featuring my writing, research, and teaching!
Here’s what’s new…
Biography
We visited several Civil War sites this year.

National Civil War Museum

African American Civil War Memorial and Museum

National Museum of African American History and Culture
Classes
I have stopped teaching classes in the SAIL program at Collin College to concentrate on writing.
I am continuing my lectures on various topics to Civil War Roundtables, libraries, and senior citizen organizations.

Allen at First United Methodist Church in Plano

Presentation at First United Methodist Church of Allen

Talk at Senior Center in Pennsylvania
Publications
My latest Civil War book, Preparing for Disunion: West Point Commandants and the Training of Civil War Leaders
is available from McFarland Publishing.
I have spent most of 2018 working on the biography Ebenezer Allen – Statesman, Entrepreneur, and Spy.
Please see my blog on Allen’s Civil War activities.
Resources

Doing some research at home
Please see some of the resources that I use in my writing and teaching.
Speaking Request

At Civil War Roundtable in Philadelphia
I would be delighted to speak to your organization.
Please check out the topics.
Travels

Saguaro National Park – East

Tumacaori National Historical Park

Saguaro Cactus

White Sands National Monument

Petroglyphs – Saguaro National Park – West
Sketch Pad

Composing on the laptop
My random thoughts and philosophical musings.