Jonathan A. Noyalas is assistant professor of history and director of the Center for Civil War History at Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown, Virginia. He is the author or editor of eight books on Civil War Era history and has contributed scores of articles, essays, book chapters, and book reviews to a variety of publications including Civil War Times, America's Civil War, Hallowed Ground, Blue and Gray, and Civil War News. In addition to teaching, writing, and lecturing to a variety of popular and scholarly audiences Prof. Noyalas has worked on a variety of public history projects including most recently serving as the content expert for the Civil War Trust's Cedar Creek Battlefield App. Active in battlefield preservation he serves as the chair of the committee on interpretation and Education of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation and is a member of the board of directors of the Kernstown Battlefield Association.