Chris Mackowski

  Co-Founder of Emerging Civil War Editor in Chief Chris Mackowski, Ph.D., is the editor-in-chief and co-founder of Emerging Civil War and the series editor of the award-winning Emerging Civil War Series, published by Savas Beatie. Chris is a writing professor in the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University in Allegany, NY, where he also […]

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Kristopher D. White

Kris is the Director of Education and Events at the American Battlefield Trust. White is a graduate of Norwich University with an M.A. in Military History and California University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in History. He served as a ranger-historian at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. He has also served the Penn-Trafford Recreation […]

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Neil P. Chatelain

Neil P. Chatelain is associate professor of history at Lone Star College-North Harris who specializes in researching naval activity of the U.S. Civil War Having spent nine years in the US Navy, Neil deployed around the world, earning a surface warfare officer designation. He has also earned a MA in history from the University of […]

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Brian Swartz

Co-Managing Blog Editor for Emerging Civil War Raised in Brewer, Maine, Brian Swartz has worked as a newspaper reporter and editor for the last 38 years, including 27 years with the Bangor Daily News. He currently reports for County Wide News and Discover Maine Magazine and contributes regularly to Emerging Civil War. A descendant of […]

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Darren Rawlings

  Social Media Manager for Emerging Civil War Darren Rawlings resides in Folkestone, Kent, England, which overlooks the English Channel on a clear sunny day. Darren can even wave to the French. He first became interested in the Civil War after seeing the movie Gettysburg. In 2020, he started his own social media and podcast […]

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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 […]

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Patrick Kelly-Fischer

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Phill Greenwalt

Lead Editor at Emerging Revolutionary War Phill Greenwalt, full-time contributor to Emerging Civil War and co-founder of Emerging Revolutionary War (www.emergingrevolutionarywar.org) is currently the Program Manager for Interpretation and Education at Catoctin Mountain Park, a national park outside Frederick, Maryland. Prior to his current park, he spent six years as a Supervisory Park Ranger at […]

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Sarah Canfield

Executive Administrator for Emerging Civil War Sarah Canfield resides in Washington DC where she is the Events Associate for the American Battlefield Trust. Sarah began at the Trust in November 2023, and in her current role she supports Trust cross-departmental events, the History Field Trip Grant Program, and Teacher Institutes. She earned her B.A. and M.A. […]

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