Aaron Stoyack
Aaron Stoyack is a Park Ranger 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...Brian Kowell
Brian D. Kowell is 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 began writing for the Emerging Civil War in 2021 and authored an article about Buckland Races in America’s […]
Read more...Caroline Davis
Caroline Davis earned her BA in History from Ball State University with minors in political science and philosophy. She is pursuing a Masters in Historical Preservation with a concentration in Public History at Georgia State University. Caroline has worked at Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park and George Washington Birthplace National Memorial Park and hopes […]
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 the past decade, David’s focus has been on the epic battle of Chickamauga, and he is nationally recognized for his […]
Read more...Derek Maxfield
Formerly associate professor of history at a small WNY college, now retired, Derek Maxfield was honored in 2019 with the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, and in 2013 he was awarded the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities. His research interests include Victorian deathways and 19th century politics […]
Read more...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 […]
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