Aaron Stoyack
Aaron Stoyack is the Senior Education Supervisor at Pamplin Historical Park. He is the co-editor of one book, WCU 150: History and Heritage, and the author of more than a dozen articles for scholarly, professional, and popular audiences. A native of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Aaron developed an appreciation for history from his parents and uncle, who taught […]
Read more...Arie De Young
Arie De Young is an undergraduate history student at Anderson University specializing in the American Civil War, with a particular focus on Indiana’s involvement, the politics of the era, the Army of the Cumberland, and George H. Thomas. He plans to pursue a doctorate and enter academia. Although Arie has been a Hoosier throughout most […]
Read more...Brian Kowell
Brian D. Kowell became interested in the American Civil War in 5th grade and became a lifelong student of the Civil War. He graduated from Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio in 1973 with a B.S. in Biology and an Ohio Teaching Degree in Secondary Education for Science. He played 4-years varsity tennis in college and […]
Read more...Caroline Davis
Caroline Davis earned her BA in History from Ball State University with minors in political science and philosophy. She earned her Masters in Historical Preservation with a concentration in Public History at Georgia State University. Caroline has worked at Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, George Washington Birthplace National Memorial Park, Vicksburg National Military Park, […]
Read more...Chris Heisey
In 1990, Chris Heisey began photographing American battlefields, chasing the light and profound beauty that still abides at our treasured hallowed grounds. His pursuit of artistic battlefield images has taken him to more than 400 battlefields the past three decades in the quest of evocative images that share the beauty of stunning light in the […]
Read more...Christopher L. Kolakowski
Christopher L. Kolakowski is Director of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum in Madison, WI. He received his BA in History and Mass Communications from Emory & Henry College, and his MA in Public History from the State University of New York at Albany. Chris has spent his career interpreting and preserving American military history with the […]
Read more...Curt Fields
Dr. Curt Fields has had a strong interest in the Civil War since he was about 12 years old. That interest led him, ultimately, to portray General Grant in first-person. In “being” General and President Grant, he developed a deep respect for the complex man that Grant was—a man who has, regrettably, been shunted into […]
Read more...David A. Powell
David A. Powell is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute (1983) with a BA in history. He has published numerous articles in various magazines, and more than fifteen historical simulations of different battles. For many years David’s focus has been on the epic battle of Chickamauga, and he is nationally recognized for his tours […]
Read more...Devan Sommerville
Devan Sommerville is a consultant lobbyist based in his native Canada, living in Toronto, Ontario with his wife and son. With a passionate interest in the American Civil War and period since childhood, he holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in History and a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Toronto. Prior to […]
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