Although New York born and bred, John Archer's fascination with the Civil War stems from a childhood discovery of Confederate ancestors in his family tree. He now lives in Gettysburg, where in addition to writing, he is employed as a Licensed Guide for Gettysburg National Military Park and at Gettysburg College. Several of his interpretive tours and talks have been featured in PCN TV's "Gettysburg Battlewalks" Series. The author's written works include, "The Hour Was One of Horror: East Cemetery Hill," "Culp's Hill at Gettysburg," "Fury on the Bliss Farm," as well as articles in "Blue and Gray," "Gettysburg Magazine," and other periodicals. His first work of historical fiction, "After the Rain: A Novel of War and Coming Home," was released in 2011, and received Director's Mention for the Langum Prize in American Historical Fiction.