A Historian of the Revolutionary War in the South

I was born in Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, to a military family. Very early, I manifested a life-long interest in history and military matters. I attended Washington and Lee University, where I put both to constructive use. I graduated magna cum laude in 1977, after which I spent four years on active duty in the U.S. Army, with most of the time spent in Germany. I completed my tour of military service with the rank of captain. I attended law school at Wake Forest University, graduating magna cum laude in 1984. I practiced for over 30 years as a trial lawyer, specializing in medical malpractice cases. After retiring in 2017, I was able to renew my passion for military history. I live within walking distance of the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. An interest in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse provided a natural outlet. My writing grew out of my interest in Guilford Courthouse. I was dismayed to find so much of the literature on the battle confused and inconsistent. I began writing in an effort to reconcile the disparate narratives I found in the existing histories. My writing grew out of this work, in particular my signature “reexamination” method, which looks at the facts and the body of legends growing out of them, in order to sift through the mass and determine what actually happened.