| I received my B.A. and M.A. in history from James Madison University in my home state of Virginia and my Ph.D. in early American history from the University of Mississippi. My book ANDERSONVILLES OF THE NORTH is due to be published in October 2008 on the University of North Texas Press. My current research project is a biography of Colonel Thomas Purdie of Bladen County who led the 18th North Carolina Regiment during the Civil War. My primary interests are the Civil War era and the American South. Since my arrival at Sampson in 1999 I have added classes in those subjects to the catalog. In my free time I enjoy sharing my interest in the Civil War era with the public by volunteering at the Averasboro Battlefield Museum near Dunn and giving talks and living history demonstrations for local schools and civic organizations. |
