Speakers Bureau

 

Speaker Topics
Roger Arthur The Humor of Abraham Lincoln (ULCWRT, 2/1/04)
Ivey Avery Harriet Tubman (first person impression) (COCWRT, 2/2/06)
Hank Ballone Slide Presentation - Lee's Retreat from Petersburg (PKCWRT, 4/20/06)
Mike Berkhimer Lincoln and the Revisionists (ULCWRT, 2/21/07)
Joseph Bilby His book; "A Revolution In Arms: A History Of The First Repeating Rifles (Weapons in History)" (COCWRT, 6/1/06)
Joe Biuso General Dan Sickles (CHRCWRT, 11/21/06)
James Blankenship The headquarters of General Grant were located at City Point where he commanded and coordinated the movement of all Union troops; it was also a main supply point. The role of railroads will also be discussed. (James Blankenship is the Park Historian, City Point Unit at the Petersburg National Battlefield.) (NJCWRT, 4/19/07)
Alfred Blumrosen Slave nation: How slavery united the Colonies and sparked the American Revolution (NJCWRT, 4/27/06)
Ed Bonekemper His book; "A Victor, Not a Butcher: Ulysses S. Grant's Overlooked Military Genius" (COCWRT, 5/1/08) (NJCWRT, 4/28/05) (PKCWRT, 10/17/07)
 
His book; "McClellan and Failure: A Civil War Study of Fear, Incompetence and Worse" (CWRTMCP, 10/1/07) (NJCWRT, 9/20/07) (OBCWRT, 10/11/07)
Hugh Boyle Lincoln assassination (BCCWRT) (BVCWRT) (CWRTMCP) (DVCWRT) (OBCWRT) (ULCWRT)
 
Major General Dan Sickles: American Scoundrel or the true Savior of the Union at Gettysburg (CMCCWRT, 9/21/06) (CWRTMCP, 6/4/07) (ULCWRT, 5/16/07)
James G. Buck His book; "Journey to Honor" about the 23rd New Jersey (COCWRT, 1/8/09)
Bill Chemerka General Joseph Revere; The Civil War's Gothic Adventurer (NJCWRT, 1/25/07)
 
The 33rd New Jersey (NJCWRT, 5/22/07 )
Dr. John E. Clark, Jr. His book; "Railroads In The Civil War: The Impact of Management on Victory And Defeat (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War)" (NJCWRT, 10/26/06)
Andrew Coldren Hidden Relics and Artifacts (OBCWRT, 3/8/07)
Dr. Sidney Copel Civil War Humor (BVCWRT, 9/6/06) (CMCCWRT, 4/19/07) (ULCWRT, 6/21/06)
 
Civil War Cryptography (ULCWRT, 6/18/08)
 
Civil War Entertainment (CWRTMCP, 4/5/07)
 
The Last Days of Civil War Notables (CMCCWRT, 10/18/07) (OBCWRT, 9/13/07) (ULCWRT, 9/19/07)
 
Weapons of the Civil War (ULCWRT,10/1/06)
Jim Corrigan The 48th Pennsylvania in the Battle of the Crater (CWRTMCP, 3/5/07)
Robert Costello Abraham Lincoln (first person impression) (CHRCWRT, 2/20/07)
Joel Craig Zouaves: The Beaux Ideal of a Soldier (CWRTMCP, 9/11/06)
Thomas Craughwell His book; "Stealing Lincoln's Body" (COCWRT, 7/5/07)
Chip Crowe General George H. Thomas, "The Rock of Chickamauga" (OBCWRT, 10/9/08)
John T. Cunningham New Jersey's role in the Civil War (NJCWRT, 10/25/07)
 
Home Life in New Jersey during the Civil War (NJCWRT, 10/23/08)
John Deppen Major General Winfield Scott Hancock (OBCWRT, 11/13/08)
Hon. John Dangler Legal aspects of the Civil War (NJCWRT, 11/15/07)
Dr. Clark Donlin Mr. Lincoln's City of Washington, DC: Miss Freedom's City of Sin & Suffering (CMCCWRT)
Tom Donnelly Pennsylvania Reserves in the Peninsula Campaign (DVCWRT, 1/20/09)
Don Eisenberger 69th Pennsylvania Irish Brigade (CMCCWRT, 6/15/06)
 
His book; "Also for Glory" (OBCWRT, 12/11/08)
Patrick Falci Thunder and Lightning: The stormy relationship between Stonewall Jackson and A.P. Hill (CMCCWRT, 10/19/06)
Carmen Fiore Young Heroes of the Civil War (COCWRT, 4/3/08)
Frank Frietag Research and Historical Characters in the Sphinx of the Confederacy (ULCWRT, 4/1/06)
John Gavin Major General Benjamin Henry Grierson who led a cavalry raid deep in Confederate Territory as a diversion in support of U. S. Grant's efforts to take Vicksburg in 1863 (ULCWRT, 11/1/05)
Dr. Stephen Goldman Those arms were not lost in vain: Union soldiers and the price of freedom (NJCWRT, 5/25/06)
Bradley Gottfried His book; "Kearny's Own: The History of the First New Jersey Brigade in the Civil War" (COCWRT, 3/2/06) (PKCWRT, 2/16/06) (ULCWRT, 3/1/04)
 
The First New Jersey Brigade in the Civil War (NJCWRT, 1/26/06)
Arthur Green Confederate Sharpshooters (COCWRT, 5/4/06)
 
Civil War Uniforms (COCWRT, 11/2/06) (CHRCWRT, 4/17/07)
Bob Hanrahan General John Gibbon (first impression) discussing "Naval Operations" (CMCCWRT, 11/23/07) (COCWRT, 6/5/08)
Hon. John J. Harper Legal aspects of the Civil War (NJCWRT, 11/15/07)
Dr. James Hedtke His book, "Civil War Professional Soldiers, Citizen Soldiers, and Native American Soldiers of Genesee County, New York: Ordinary Men of Valor" (ULCWRT, 3/21/07)
 
Abraham Lincoln (ULCWRT, 2/20/08)
 
Emery Upton; Boy General and Father of the Modern Army (ULCWRT, 4/16/08)
Jeff Heagy Musicians in the Civil War (ULCWRT, 11/1/04)
John Higgins Clara Barton: Teacher, Patent Clerk, Superintendent of Union Nurses and the Founder of the American Red Cross (ULCWRT, 1/1/04)
Bill Hughes The 107th NYSVU (ULCWRT, 5/1/05)
 
The Civil War Papers of Lt. Col. Newton T. Colby, NY Infantry. Mr Hughes is the great-great grandson of Lt. Col. Colby. (CMCCWRT, 5/17/07)
Harry Jenkins The Lives and Legends of Drummer Boys In the Civil War (OBCWRT, 5/8/08) (DVCWRT, 6/17/08)
David M. Jordan "Happiness is not My Companion"; The Life of General G. K. Warren (ULCWRT, 11/1/06)
Michael W. Kauffman His book; "American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies" (BVCWRT, 10/4/06)
Herb Kaufman "Soldiers Letters of the Civil War" through a group of 24 original letters written by soldiers while serving in the Civil War (ULCWRT, 3/1/06)
 
The Evolution of the Gettysburg Battlefield 1864-1920 (ULCWRT,3/18/09)
Dennis Kelly
(former NPS Historian)
Forts: How to make them and how to take them (OBCWRT, 8/9/07)
Mike Kochan Portrays a Confederate naval officer who talks about the weapons used by the US Navy during the Civil War. Mike does work for the Museum of the Confederacy, reconstructing such weapon for their displays. (CMCCWRT, 5/18/06)
 
The Monitor (CMCCWRT,9/20/07)
Captain Dave Kohler USN (Ret) Colonel Henry Pleasants (48th Pennsylvania) and the mine at Petersburg (BVCWRT,1/3/07) (ULCWRT, 10/15/08)
Cliff Lang Weapons of the Civil War (ULCWRT, 7/1/04)
Barry Leilich The Pig War; Conflict and Resolution in the Pacific Northwest (COCWRT, 10/5/06)
Mike Liddy The US Supreme Court and the Civil War (CWRTMCP, 8/7/06)
Jonathan Lurie Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase: An Ambiguous Legacy (NJCWRT, 9/25/08)
Bette Mayers An Introduction to Women's Clothing of the Civil War (ULCWRT, 3/19/08)
Gerry Mayers Confederate Lt. Colonel John Walter Fairfax (first impression), Assistant Adjutant and Inspector General, First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (ANV) (first impression) (COCWRT, 1/4/07)
 
The Army of Northern Virginia's Campaign into Maryland; September 4 - September 22, 1862 (ULCWRT, 9/16/09)
 
The beginnings and contributions of the Signal Corps during the Civil War (ULCWRT, 4/10/05)
Dr. David Martin The turning point of the Civil War (COCWRT, 12/7/06)
 
President Abraham Lincoln's wit and humor (SUVCW-LC100, 10/23/08)
Jerry McCormick General Andrew Humphreys (first impression); chief engineer, division commander, chief of staff, and corps commander of the Army of the Potomac. (BCCWRT) (COCWRT) (GAR, 6/3/07) (GMS) (ULCWRT, 10/1/04)
Joseph & Christine Mieczkowski Simon & Margaretta Cameron (first person impression) (OBCWRT, 2/14/08) (DVCWRT, 10/21/08)
Patricia Millen Her book; "From Pastime to Passion: Baseball and the Civil War" (COCWRT, 4/5/07)
James Mundy The History of the Philadelphia Union League and its Contribution to the Civil War (ULCWRT, 9/17/08)
David Palmer His book; "The Forgotten Hero of Gettysburg: A Biography of General George Sears Greene" (ULCWRT, 9/1/05)
Dr. Lesley Parness Plants used during the Civil War (NJCWRT, 6/22/08)
Tom Perry J. E. B. Stuart's Last Ride: The Battle of Yellow Tavern (CWRTMCP, 11/5/07)
Jane Peters-Estes Victorian Mourning Customs and Traditions (GAR, 5/7/06)
Dr. Dwight Pitcaithley Slavery as a Cause of the Civil War and its Interpretation at NPS Battlefield Parks (NJCWRT, 9/28/06)
John Michael Priest His book; "Antietam: The Soldier's Battle (CMCCWRT, 6/21/07)
Dr. Jeffrey Prushankin His book; "A Crisis In Confederate Command: Edmund Kirby Smith, Richard Taylor, and the Army of the Trans-Mississippi" (CWRTMCP, 5/7/07) (ULCWRT, 5/1/06)
Mary Rasa Preserving Your Family's Photographs and Papers (COCWRT, 2/1/07)
Les Rolston His book; "Lost Soul: The Confederate Soldier in New England" (COCWRT, 3/1/07)
Pete Romeika An overview of Antietam, South Mountain, Harpers Ferry and John Brown historic sites (ULCWRT, 4/18/07)
 
A Grand Tour of the Vicksburg Battlefield (ULCWRT, 4/1/04)
 
The Battle of Antietam; followed by a virtual tour of the areas of Harper's Ferry, John Brown sites, and South Mountain (CMCCWRT, 7/19/07)
 
The Last Visit of President Lincoln thru the Philadelphia Region. His Obsequies at Independence Hall and onto Springfield, Illinois - April 21st thru May 3rd 1865
 
The Atlanta Campaign (ULCWRT, 5/20/09)
Anthony Rosati General Sherman (first person impression) (GAR, 6/4/06)
Stanley Saperstein The Role of Snipers in the Civil War (COCWRT) (ULCWRT, 9/1/04)
 
The Little Crow Indian Uprising in Minnesota during the Civil War (SUVCW-LC100, 9/27/08)
William Saraceni Battle of Chickamauga (COCWRT, 11/1/07)
 
Comparison of Lee and Grant at Appomattox (COCWRT, 7/6/06)
Barnet Schecter His book; "The Devil's Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct America" (PKCWRT, 6/15/06)
Jane Scimore The life of Clara Barton (COCWRT, 3/6/08)
Joseph Shaefer Major General John Buford (first person impression) (ULCWRT, 4/15/09)
Robert Sheridan His book; "Iron from the Deep: The Discovery and Recovery of the USS Monitor" (COCWRT, 9/7/06) (PKCWRT, 1/19/06)
 
The Monitor Squadron Attacks Charleston: Failure of Admiral DuPont (COCWRT, 9/4/08)
 
USS Monitor at the Battle of Drewry's Bluff (COCWRT, 5/3/07) (NJCWRT, 5/24/07) (PKCWRT, 8/16/06)
Allan Shikhvarg First person impression of Lt. General James Longstreet presents; "African-American Confederates" (ULCWRT, 1/16/08)
Bruce Sirak New Jersey Governor Charles Smith Olden (first person impression) (ULCWRT, 3/16/05)
 
The Pig War; Conflict and Resolution in the Pacific Northwest (COCWRT, 10/5/06)
Dick Simpson The Forgotten Battle of Franklin, Tennessee (COCWRT, 1/3/08) (ULCWRT, 11/19/08)
Ron Soodalter His book; "Hanging Captain Gordon: The Life and Trial of an American Slave Trader" (NJCWRT, 2/28/08)
Millicent Sparks Harriet Tubman (OBCWRT, 5/10/07)
James Stanbery Management and Strategy Concepts of Civil War Leaders (NJCWRT, 3/1/07)
Bruce Stocking Major General Winfield Scott Hancock (first person impression) (PKCWRT, 9/21/06)
 
Behind the Curtain of the Civil War (DVCWRT, 11/18/08)
Bill Styple His book; "Generals in Bronze" (COCWRT, 4/7/06) (NJCWRT, 3/22/07)
Dr. Craig Symonds Battle of Hampton Roads and the Recovery of the Monitor Turret (NJCWRT, 6/22/06)
Norman Tomlinson Civil War Literature and Diaries (NJCWRT, 3/23/06)
Algernon Ward Jr. Contributions of African-Americans from the Trenton area to the American Civil War (COCWRT, 2/7/08)
Dr. Andy Waskie General George Gordon Meade (first person impression) (CMCCWRT, 8/17/06) (COCWRT) (GMS) (NJCWRT, 3/17/08) (ULCWRT, 3/20/03)
 
General George Gordon Meade and Old Baldy (OBCWRT, 4/12/07)
 
The History of the Grand Army of the Republic (ULCWRT, 5/21/08)
 
The German-American contribution in the Civil War (ULCWRT, 5/19/04)
 
Philadelphia's famous fighting regiments (ULCWRT, 3/19/03)
Heidi Weber General Sherman's campaign in the Carolinas focusing on the burning of Columbia. (PKCWRT, 5/18/06)
Col. Kevin J. Weddle, PhD (USA-Retired) Lincoln's Tragic Admiral: The Life of Samuel Francis DuPont (OBCWRT, 1/21/09)
Michael Werner Jewish contributions to the Civil War (BVCWRT, 9/1/06)
Kristopher White The Battle of Fredericksburg (CWRTMCP, 9/10/07)
Steve Wright Sioux Uprising (OBCWRT, 6/14/07)
Mike Wunsch Abraham Lincoln and the Great Central Sanitary Fair (ULCWRT, 2/1/05)
John Zinn His book; "The Mutinous Regiment" about the 33rd New Jersey (COCWRT, 11/6/08)

 

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