Learn what is was like for a Southerner fighting in the American Civil War in the new book Son of Alabama and a Cavalryman: Blessed is the man who finds his enemy and leaves him dying on the field of battle. Stephen Whitlock is a teenager from Alabama who goes to war with his father and brothers in a Partisan Ranger Cavalry Regiment to fight off the Union invasion.The boy turns into a man as he learns about hardship, hate, and love while campaigning during the War for Southern Independence.The story takes place in the 1860s in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, as this Southern family fights for its beliefs.Stephen Whitlock is proud of his Southern heritage. His book is in honor of his great-great-grandfather, Andrew Carson McKay, who fought with the 56th Alabama Cavalry, Partisan Rangers. Says Whitlock, "When you say Partisan Ranger, most people know nothing of the title. My motivation was to educate people about a Civil War soldier who most people knew nothing of, and his importance in history." A retired Oklahoma State Park Ranger, Whitlock lives in Okmulge, Oklahoma, and is writing the sequel.Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/stephenwhitlock