He is a specialist in 19th Century United States History with a focus on Civil War, Reconstruction, Race and Ethnicity. His book, Full Fledged Volunteer Soldiers of Uncle Sam: Irish Soldiers and Their Communities in America’s Civil War, will be on shelves everywhere--at some point in the next two years. His podcasts will focus on the United States, the Civil War, immigration, and military history. At some point a pattern will likely emerge. John teaches history at Blessed Trinity Catholic School in Roswell, Georgia. His dissertation (in progress) focuses on state formation in Early Modern Ireland. When he isn’t teaching or writing his dissertation, John can be found devouring science and speculative fiction of the 1960’s and 1970’s.