Ray Burhop is a graduate of the University of Illinois and has lived in Florida for over thirty years. During his career, he served as a Project Engineer for a large manufacturing corporation. He later became the President of Burhop Associates, Inc. a consulting company for the packaging industry. Interest in the Civil War and in American History led Ray to do extensive research and led to the publishing of the book on the history of "The Twenty Fourth Illinois Infantry Regiment." His grandfather's experience in the building and first voyage of the Titanic generated Rays interest in this great...