Rob Orrison received his Bachelor’s Degree in Historic Preservation at Longwood College and received his Master’s Degree in Public History from George Mason University. Rob serves as the Division Manager for the Office of Historic Preservation in Prince William County, VA (where the Manassas battlefield is located). Outside of work, he serves on the Board of Directors of Virginia Civil War Trails and the Virginia Association of Museums. His published works include: A Want of Vigilance: The Bristoe Station Campaign; The Last Road North: A Guide to the Gettysburg Campaign 1863; In A Single Blow: The Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Beginning of the American Revolution, April 19, 1775; To Hazard All: Guide to the 1862 Maryland Campaign. He is also co-founder of Emerging Revolutionary War. He currently lives in Dumfries, Virginia, with his wife, Jamie, and sons, Carter and Grayson. Dan Welch is an educator with a public school district in Ohio and seasonal Park Ranger at Gettysburg National Military Park. He received his BA in Instrumental Music Education from Youngstown State University and a MA in Military History with a Civil War Era concentration at American Military University. He is the co-author of The Last Road North: A Guide to the Gettysburg Campaign, 1863, and Ohio at Antietam: The Buckeye State’s Sacrifice on America’s Bloodiest Day. A contributing member at Emerging Civil War for more than seven years he is the co-editor of the first three volumes of ECW’s 10th Anniversary Series. He now serves as associate editor of the renowned Gettysburg Magazine. He resides with his wife, Sarah, in Boardman, Ohio.
"""...a readable, thought-provoking account based on primary sources and building on the work of earlier scholars, is highly recommended.""-- ""The NYMAS Review"" ""This book merits a wide readership, especially by those interested in learning more about the Second Manassas Campaign and the battle...""-- ""Civil War News"""