Dale Cox is a Southern writer and historian with more than fourteen books to his credit. His critically-acclaimed book, The Battle of Marianna, Florida, was named best in its category by Civil War Books & Authors. The Battle of Natural Bridge, Florida, Cox's history of the 1865 Confederate defense of Tallahassee, was hailed by reviewers as the "excellent." The Scott Massacre of 1817: A Seminole War Battle in Gadsden County, Florida overlaps in many ways the story of Milly Francis. Published to support the preservation and interpretation efforts of the West Gadsden Historical Society, the book