About the author

Tom E. Hicklin

<p>Tom Hicklin was born and raised in Colorado, and has had a strong interest in American history and the Civil War for as long as he can remember. After a brief flirtation with writing in college, he spent most of his adult life working in accounting or IT. He has since left the rat race and is now concentrating on his two great passions&mdash;history and writing. He currently lives in Cincinnati with his girlfriend and two dogs.</p>