Matthew Borders

A graduate of Michigan State and Eastern Michigan University, Matthew Borders holds a BA in United States History with a focus in the American Civil War and a MS in Historic Preservation. Following graduation he taught at Kalamazoo Valley Community College before accepting a position with the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program. He worked as the historian for the ABPP for six years, during which time he became a certified battlefield guide at Antietam National Battlefield and Harpers Ferry National Historic Site. He, along with co-author Joe Stahl, have published four books in their Faces of Union Soldiers series. These works look at Federal soldiers during the American Civil War at a variety of battles, their stories and their regiments.

Matt can be followed on Instagram @mattbordersbooks.