Civil War amateur historian for seventeen years. I guess, I would have to say a major influence was my oldest brother, and the fact I grew up during the cold war. I now present, in first person, the life of a Union Soldier, 1862-1865, that fought with the Twentieth Maine Regiment. His name: Nathan Small Clark. A lot of my writing is created through this citizen soldiers 'mind'. Though I have never met him in the physical sense, I have through the writng in his diary.Also, I have spent many hours on Civil War battlefields, the last ten years, from Gettysburg to Antietam, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Wilderness and more. Oh, such brave and courageous men . . . on both sides. We must never forget, the soldiers, be they with North or South, were all Americans.

I have finished, completed, and followed through on the first of many manuscripts to come! My author signature is James "Gus" Filegar
A GRAND EVENT!
On July 3rd, 2003, in Gettysburg Pa., I had the priviledge and honor of meeting with the Great Grandson of Nathan S. Clark, the citizen soldier on which Fathers Sons and Brothers is based. Descendants of Sidney Clark, a brother of Nathan, of whom I also write of in the novel, were also in town. We had quite a time, exchanging information and photographs. After the historical fiction series is complete, I will then write and have published a biography of Nathan S. Clark. This has been a remarkable journey for myself, and I hope to bring you, the reader into it as well!

My first manuscript, "Fathers Sons, And Brothers", Book One is complete, and I have signed my first contract! I, like many other first time authors, have agreed on a contract with Publish America, Frederick Maryland. The novel is historic fiction, based on a soldier who fought with the Twentieth Maine Regiment, from August 1862 to June, 1865. Love. Conflict. War. Loss. Horrors of war. The realities of soldiers life during the Civil War.Bravery, courage, honor and valor. It's all in there. The novel is now availabe for purchase at www.publishamerica.com.

Page about Fathers, Sons, and Brothers, Book One
Other info about my novel(s), and trivia about the Twentieth Maine Regiment.

My Publisher: Publish America
Fathers, Sons, and Brothers is now available for purchase at PUBLISH AMERICA! www.publishamerica.com ISBN 1-59129-908-X.Check out their current titles also!

Civil War Prints
BEAUTIFUL Civil War art by Amy Lindenberger! Her print, 'TO ARMS' graces the cover of the novel.