Chris Mackowski

Co-Founder of Emerging Civil War Blog 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 […]

Tim Talbott

A native of East Tennessee, Tim Talbott’s fascination with the Civil War era began as an eleven-year-old visitor to Perryville Battlefield State Park in Kentucky with his family. After graduating from Milligan College with a bachelor’s degree in Communications, and working for a decade in the business field, Tim earned a bachelor’s degree in History from […]

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 […]

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 […]

Cecily N. Zander

Cecily is a historian specializing in the Civil War era and the American West. She is currently finishing her dissertation at the Pennsylvania State University. Her dissertation project examines the Regular Army from 1835-1885 and discusses the complex and multifaceted relationship between military power, federal policy, American expansion, and the Civil War. Cecily received her […]

Neil P. Chatelain

Neil P. Chatelain is assistant 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 […]

Patrick Kelly-Fischer

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 […]

Tyler McGraw

Tyler McGraw, “The Unfiltered Historian,” has been passionate and enthusiastic about Civil War history ever since he was a young kid. Growing up in the Fredericksburg area, he has always been able to visit the battlefield and familiarize himself with the local history. Tyler spent more than a year as an intern at the Fredericksburg […]