His literary credits include: To Live and Die in Dixie, A History of the Third Mississippi Infantry, C.S.A., 150 Anniversary Shiloh [MS] United Methodist Church 1828-1978, Going to Meet the Yankees, A History of the "Bloody Sixth" Mississippi Infantry, C. S., and Hill of Death, The Battle of Champion Hill.

• The Most Appalling Disaster
  Jackson, Mississippi Arsenal Explosion
  November 5, 1862
  Copyright © H. Grady Howell, Jr.

Tom Hughes is a native of Hattiesburg and a 1986 graduate of Mississippi College. He is an avid collector of historical artifacts and has been involved in numerous Civil War related organizations including the Jackson Civil War Round Table and the Blue/Gray Educational Society.

In 1999, Hughes published his first book, entitled Resurrecting A Buried Southern Treasure. He currently lives in Clinton with his wife Melinda and their children, Matthew and Baileigh.

• Resurrecting A Buried Southern Treasure In the Town of Raymond, Mississippi
  Copyright © Tom Hughes

Tom Holder, born in Nashville, Tennessee, is named for his great grandfather, Thomas Wilson Long who fought with the 3rd Georgia Regiment, Ambrose Wright's Brigade, A. P. Hill's Division, and Lee's ANV. Holder's interest in General Granbury started as he grew up around the battlefields of Nashville and Franklin. The interest continued after moving to Texas where his parents now live in Granbury, named in honor of the General and the site of his final burial.

Holder, who now resides in Fort Worth, Texas, is a graduate of the University of Texas in Arlington. He holds a BS degree in microbiology and has worked in the pharmaceutical industry since 1974. He is a past member of the New Orleans Civil War Round Table and a current member of the Ft. Worth Civil War Round Table. He is also a member of the K. M. Van Zandt SCV as well as Co. A., Waco Guards in Waco, Texas.

• Family History: Hiram B. Granbury
  Copyright © Tom Holder