John J. Fox, III is the author or editor of several books and articles about the Civil War. His newest book, "Stuart's Finest Hour: The Ride Around McClellan, June 1862" will be released on September 17, 2013. A previous book "The Confederate Alamo: Bloodbath at Petersburg's Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865," was released in 2010 to commemorate the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Gregg. It won an IPPY Award for non-fiction. Fox's first book, "Red Clay to Richmond: Trail of the 35th Georgia Infantry Regiment," won two book awards. He is a graduate of Washington & Lee University with a degree in U.S. History and he served for seven years in the U.S. Army. He lives in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.