My interests include:

• Writing books about Civil War Cemeteries. I am currently writing my fifth book and researching my sixth book.
• Amateur (ham) radio - My callsign is WB4UHI.
• Speaking to school and community groups about the Civil War, electronics, and the American Revolution.

My wife (Patty), daughter (Anna Grace), and I live on the family farm near Kings Mountain, North Carolina. When I was in high school, my father and I raised turkeys and cows on this farm.

The Battle of Kings Mountain, the turning point of the American Revolution in the South, was fought about three miles from our farm. The Kings Mountain National Military Park preserves the battle site.

Patty, Anna, and I attend Antioch Baptist Church in nearby Cherokee County, SC. Antioch was founded in 1814. I serve as clerk of the cemetery. There are veterans and casualties of seven wars buried in Antioch's cemetery.

I am employed as an instructor in the Electronics Engineering Technology Program at Cleveland Community College in Shelby, NC. Before returning home six years ago, I taught for Southwestern Oklahoma State University and was Department Head at Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College. Before I returned to college in 1984, I worked for thirteen years as an electronic technician (mainly in audio and communications).

Learn more about Civil War Cemeteries by visiting the Civil War Cemetery Homepage

Discover the fascinating world of Amateur (ham) radio

Read more about the Battle of Kings Mountain

Visit Cleveland Community College's Website

email me - markhughes@dialpoint.net