Joseph Ricci
A native of New Orleans, LA, Joseph D. Ricci, is a Civil War historian, who focuses primarily on the war in the Western Theater. Joseph earned his Master of Arts in History from Southeastern Louisiana University. Joseph’s fascination with history stems from his early years of involvement with, and travel to, various museums and battlefields […]
Read more...Kevin C. Donovan
Kevin C. Donovan, Esq., a retired lawyer originally from Delaware County, Pennsylvania, is the former head of the New Jersey Employment & Labor Law practice of a national law firm. Kevin graduated with a B.A. (magna cum laude) in History from St. Joseph’s University (Philadelphia) and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of […]
Read more...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...Jon Tracey
Editorial Board Chairman Jon Tracey is a public historian focused on soldier experience, medical care, memory, and veteran life in the Civil War era. He holds a BA in History from Gettysburg College with minors in Public History and Civil War Era Studies and an MA from West Virginia University in Public History with a […]
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...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 […]
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