Mark Hughes is a retired electronics instructor widely recognized as the authority on Civil War cemeteries. The only author to publish books on both Union and Confederate cemeteries his books include: "Bivouac of the Dead", "The Unpublished Roll of Honor", and "Confederate Cemeteries" (2 vols.). His latest book, "The New Civil War Handbook", has been called "a long overdue update of a classic." He also wrote the "Introduction" and "Place Index" to the Roll of Honor series.In addition he has written articles on a variety of subjects for a number of magazines including "QST", "Electronics Technology Journal", "Technical Directions", "Genealogical Helper", and "School Shop". Mark is a graduate of Gaston College (AAS) and Southeastern Oklahoma State University (BS and Masters of Technology). Mark, his wife Patty, and their daughter Anna Grace live on the family farm Dixon Community near Kings Mountain, NC.