Backus, Bill: - A native of Connecticut, Bill Backus graduated from the University of Mary Washington with a degree in Historic Preservation. Prior to his service with Prince William County, he worked with the National Park Service at Vicksburg National Military Park and Petersburg National Battlefield. Bill currently serves as the Curator for the Prince William County Office of Historic Preservation in Northern Virginia. He is co-author of A Want of Vigilance: The Bristoe Station Campaign, October 9-19, 1863 (Savas Beatie, 2015).