Michelle L. Hamilton 
Michelle L. Hamilton, author of "Civil War Ghosts" and "Haunted Land," earned her master's degree in history from San Diego State University in 2013. Her work can be seen in the magazine The Citizens' Companion. Fascinated with the American Civil War and the life of Abraham Lincoln since as long as she could remember Hamilton pursued her love of history by working as a docent at the Whaley House Museum in Old Town San Diego. She's currently the Manager at the Mary Washington House in Fredericksburg, VA.