Who is Rob Hodge from Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War and what is their importance?

Rob Hodge was a young man who considered himself a "hardcore" Civil War re-enactor who sought to be authentic in his dress and behavior while in costume. He worked as a waiter but also made money on the side posing for portraits in his costumes and acting as an extra in Civil War documentaries.