I wanted to provide my readers with an update on my whereabouts this week. We are on our family vacation at Table Rock Lake, in the Ozark Mountains. I’ve been fishing and scuba diving, but I’ve only posted one article in the past several days, a very interesting look at the 17th Indiana Infantry Regiment, of Wilder’s Lightning Brigade, I do however, have a couple other articles I am working on.
Late this week, I will be publishing my review of “The State of Jones,” a wonderful narrative of Jones County, Mississippi during the Civil War, and Reconstruction. I interviewed authors Sally Jenkins and John Stauffer recently, and the ten part interview will be part of the review on “The State of Jones.” The interview was fascinating and I am certain you will enjoy listening to it.
For the remainder of the week, I am going scuba diving a couple more times and I hope to finish James Hessler’s much anticipated book, “Sickles at Gettysburg.” Keep posted for a review on it during the next couple of weeks. Additionally I will publish a review/interview with Earl J. Hess about his soon-to-be-released book, “In the Trenches of Petersburg: Field Fortifications and Confederate Defeat.”
Take care, and have a great week!
About Michael Noirot
I grew up in the Central Illinois farming community, of Dunlap. Growing up, I played sports, tinkered with cars and enjoyed photography. While I did well in school, I did not become passionate about history until my early 30's.
I have built a large library, of books on early America, politics and the Civil War. I am an avid reader. Fortunately, I have had plenty of opportunities to travel, over the years, and have been to most of the Civil War battlefields. I work while I travel, so more often than not, I am up, in the middle of the night, to get sunrise pictures, or I will be out until well after dark, exploring Civil War battlefields.
I have other hobbies, and passions, that I really enjoy. Number one on the list would be guitar. I play my guitars on a regular basis, and enjoy the Bluegrass, and Contemporary Christian (CCM) genres. I play a style of guitar, called FLATPICKING, where using a flat pick, you play lead solos, similar to the way a fiddle would have been played during the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Laura, my wife, and I also enjoy scuba diving, travel and spending time at our property, in the country. Lastly, we spend as much time with our families, as possible. Thanks for stopping by.
