John SchildtJohn W. Schildt was writing Civil War articles for local newspapers while still in high school. His September Echoes, published in 1960, was the first Civil War book on Antietam in 80 years. Since then, he has written 32 books and hundreds of article, given thousands of tours, talks, and lectures, and pioneered public education in Civil War field medicine.He is a pastor, Antietam Battlefield Guide, and founding member of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, Save Historic Antietam Foundation, and the Antietam Institute. Along with September Echoes, his books include Drums Along the Antietam, Roads from Gettysburg, These Honored Dead, Islands of Mercy, Hunter Holmes McGuire, and Stonewall Day by Day. Read More Read Less