Books by Kevin Horgan

"We told stories, some real whoppers. I would have preferred silence, but Billy and Arlo seemed to be competing for who had the best wind. Billy would sing his stupid ditty to the tune of the Star- Spangled Banner. The stories ran into each other and my mind drifted in between the words and images.We spoke of moonshine and crazy women and good and bad commanders, corpsmen and kings. Rarely was anyone, from the DI to the commandant, just okay. Candidates and captains were either magnificent or awful. We spoke of friends and people we lost, and that those who left before us, regardless of the reason, were all heroic in their own way. No one plans to evaporate that day. I came to think only dull people walk away unscathed, that the great and noble always died young."Follow Clem Reeger''s journey of failure, friendship, challenge, and redemption.FIFTY PERCENT OF AUTHOR ROYALTIES FOR ALL HIS BOOKS GO TO VETERAN SUPPORT GROUPS.  VISIT WWW.KEVINHORGANBOOKS.COM  Kevin Horgan served as an infantry officer in the USMC from 1979 - 1984. He published the historical novels The March of the 18th, A Story of Crippled Heroes in the Civil War in 2013, and The March of the Orphans And the Battle of Stones River in 2015. A Face on the Flag is his third book. He and his wife, Maureen, reside in Georgia.Memento Lapsos Bellator: Remember the Fallen Warrior

The March of the Orphans is a historical fiction book by Kevin Horgan on the Civil War Battleof Stones River. One of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, the Battle of Stones River (alsoknown as Murfreesboro) was almost a tied battle, but the pride of General Bragg forced one lastrebel attack, and a superior Union Army routed the confederates on January 2, 1863, after threedays of fighting. All of the Kentucky Confederate regiments were known as "Orphans," as boththe United and Confederate States of America had a star on their flags, claiming allegiance of thestate. In this battle, Major General Breckenridge, former vice president of the United States, ledthe "Orphan Brigade" of Kentucky volunteers. The March of the Orphans is an enlightening,entertaining book about a remarkable time in United States history.

In 1864 the fate of the Union Army's Veterans' Reserve Corps rested on the courage of its soldiers crippled by the war, whose only desire was digni¬fied service, even after harrowing personal sacri¬fice. The Veterans' Reserve Corps was created during the Civil War to allow invalid soldiers to serve effectively, thereby freeing the able-bodied for combat. The March of the 18th is a novel wrapped around the true events of one invalid regiment forgotten as a footnote in our nation's history. The March of the 18th is to pay tribute to veterans yesterday and today who have been cruelly struck by the violence of war, and who have persevered through the permanence of their own loss of limbs and independence. Whether from martial courage or carelessness or glaring ineptitude, a soldier will live forever with the consequences of action or accident. From an oft-wounded paternal commander and a battle-hardened sergeant we learn the value of example; from a young uncertain officer to a blind private we see the consequences of bravery, and the redemptive power of faith. The soldier of The March of the 18th lived to perform his duty for country and his brethren, and to give his own life greater purpose. The invalid soldier is a living monument to our freedom. Kevin Horgan served as an infantry officer in the USMC from 1979-1984. Kevin and his wife, Maureen, reside in Georgia. Fifty percent of the author's royalties for this book will be donated to charities for wounded veterans. See details at www.Marchofthe18th.com.