This series is edited by William C. Davis and James I. Robertson Jr. for the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech. Each volume in the series will bring together leading Civil War historians to study one year of the Civil War in Virginia.
William C. Davis, director of programs at the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies, is the author or editor of more than fifty books, including, most recently, The Pirates Laffite: The Treacherous World of the Corsairs of the Gulf. He was also chief consultant for The History Channel's Civil War Journal and is professor of history at Virginia Tech.
James I. Robertson Jr., Alumni Distinguished Professor of History at Virginia Tech, is the author or editor of more than two dozen books, including the award winning Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend. He was chief historical consultant for the movie Gods and Generals.
