Doug Crenshaw

Doug Crenshaw studied history at Randolph-Macon College and the University of Richmond. A volunteer for the Richmond National Battlefield Park, he is a Board member of the Richmond Battlefields Association, a member of the Richmond Civil War Roundtable, and is a speaker, presenter and tour leader.

His book, Fort Harrison and The Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, was nominated in the nonfiction category for a Library of Virginia Literary award. Doug has also written The Battle of Glendale: Robert E. Lee’s Lost Opportunity, and It Shall not be Given Up! a survey and tour of the Seven Days campaign, which was a finalist for the Army Historical Foundation Distinguished writing award. Doug is currently working with Drew Gruber on an ECW book about the Peninsula Campaign and with Bert Dunkerly on a book about Richmond.

A full listing of Doug’s Emerging Civil War articles can be found here.

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Doug is also a member of the Emerging Civil War Speakers Bureau. His available presentations are listed below:

Richmond Shall Not Be Given Up! (Battlefield Tour)
The Seven Days were a key turning point of the Civil War. Join Doug in a tour of the battlefields, several of which had received major new additions. You can now walk the land where Confederates such as Longstreet, A.P. Hill, Hood, Ewell, and D.H. Hill attacked at Gaines’ Mill. Malvern Hill has grown by several hundred acres, and the entire battlefield can be viewed in pristine condition. Occasional tours are available at Glendale, and the battlefield that has recently been saved in almost its entirety. Side trips to other spots, such as Drewry’s Bluff and Seven Pines are available.

The Battles at Chaffin’s Farm (Battlefield Tour)
In September 1864 Ben Butler launched a surprise attack north of the James and might have captured Richmond. Why did he fail? This tour will reveal the fascinating story, as well as visit the impressive preserved works of Forts Harrison, Gilmer, Johnson, Hoke, and Federal Fort Brady.

Cold Harbor (Battlefield Tour)
Was Grant really the butcher he has been painted to be? Come visit Cold Harbor and learn the answer. This battlefield is much larger than the preserved areas, even with the excellent and continuing recent additions. Along with the June 3 battle, see where the critical June 1 action occurred. if you choose, visit the unpreserved sites of Yellow Tavern, Bethesda Church, and others.