Adolfo Ovies has vivid memories of watching the movie They Died With Their Boots On while a young boy in Cuba, which starred the roguish Errol Flynn as Custer, with subtitles in Spanish.) In 1960 the Ovies family migrated to the United States, making their home in Connecticut. With Gettysburg just a short distance away, the ten-year-old Adolfo made his first trip to the battlefield. It turned out to be one of the most impactful moments of his life. The Boy Generals trilogy springs from his lifetime passion for the Civil War, and George Custer’s role in particular. Ovies serves on the Board of Directors of the Little Big Horn Association, where he champions Custer’s role in the Civil War. He is an active member of the Miami Civil War Round Table and serves as the administrator of the group’s Facebook page. He resides in Miami, Florida, with his wife Juliet.