Goodreads asked Michael R. Brasher:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Michael R. Brasher I grew up reading every piece of Civil War literature I could get my hands on. I remember even as a kid, I quickly got bored when reading about all the social, cultural, economic, etc. components that made up the entirety of the Civil War. I only wanted to read about the military campaigns and battles. To me all the rest was just "fluff." Of course as I matured, I've come to realize that these other aspects of the war are important also. But I still thought, if I could ONLY write a short book about one aspect of the history of the war and still make it interesting and make it stand alone, that is what I would want to read about...the military campaigns and battles. I could always go back and read the "fluff" later. To my knowledge, my book is the only "short read" that (hopefully) accomplishes that goal.

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