Austin Civil War Roundtable

Isaiah Tadlock is an adjunct professor of history for Lone Star and San Jacinto Colleges. A native Texan, he earned his Master of Arts in 2018 from Sam Houston State University with a focus in the Civil War. Mr. Tadlock became interested in the 16th Texas Cavalry after learning about one of his ancestors serving in it. That discovery led him to research the regiment man-by-man. That method developed his approach to microhistory.

Mr. Tadlock has assisted in revising articles for the Handbook of Texas on the 16th Texas Cavalry and its commander, William Fitzhugh. He has also published biographies of some notable Texans for the Handbook, as well as articles on figures associated with his ancestor's regiment in the Wild West Historical Association Journal. Mr. Tadlock also researches the battle of Milliken's Bend, which was the subject of his master's thesis in 2018. Other publications include an analysis of the wounds from Milliken's Bend published in North and South Magazine in 2024, and the identification of four Union officers buried as unknowns in Vicksburg National Cemetery, published by the National Park Service in 2025. Mr. Tadlock currently resides in Bellville, Texas with his wife and two daughters.