Ryan Petty is a high school social studies teacher in Northeast, Texas. Teaching for ten years, he holds his Masters in History from Texas A&M-Commerce. For over a dozen years, Ryan has participated in the hobby of Civil War reenacting, traveling throughout east Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana with his unit, the 36th Texas Cavalry. He and his wife Megan have one child together. To learn more about the author, you are invited to visit his website at: www.ryan-petty.com