Jeffry D. Wert (born May 8, 1946) is an American historian and author specializing in the American Civil War. He has written several books on the subject, which have been published in multiple languages and countries. Early life Jeffry Wert's interest in history first began after an eighth grade school field trip to the Gettysburg Battlefield. After high school he graduated cum laude with a B.A. from Lock Haven University, and a M.A. from The Pennsylvania State University, both in History. He worked for many years as a history teacher at Penns Valley Area High School in Spring Mills, Pennsylvania. Bibliography From Winchester to Cedar Creek: The Shenandoah Campaign of 1864 — 1987 Mosby's Rangers: The True Adventure of the Most Famous Command of the Civil War — 1991 General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier — 1993 Custer: The Controversial Life of George Armstrong Custer — 1996 A Brotherhood Of Valor: The Common Soldiers of The Stonewall Brigade CSA and The Iron Brigade USA — 2000 Gettysburg, Day Three — 2002 The Sword of Lincoln: The Army of the Potomac — 2006 Cavalryman of the Lost Cause: A Biography of J. E. B. Stuart — 2008 A Glorious Army: Robert E. Lee's Triumph, 1862–1863 — 2011 Civil War Barons: The Tycoons, Entrepreneurs, Inventors, and Visionaries Who Forged Victory and Shaped a Nation — 2018 References External links Author page at Simon & Schuster 1946 births Living people Historians of the American Civil War American military writers Historians of the Southern United States Historians of the United States American military historians American male non-fiction writers