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Two Federal enlisted soldiers of the Union Army during the Civil War.

Civil War Historian began in 2005 as a publication devoted to those in the Civil War Living History community, but with the underlying goal of taking a “hobby” publication to a whole new level. The concept of moving beyond the status quo would in the years to follow develop CWH into the premier Civil War hobby publication.

Early in 2008, Jason Adams and Justin Runyon were presented with the opportunity to take ownership of CWH from its original publisher and give it a restored passion, renewed energy, and a new direction for the future. With a commitment to quality, scholarly excellence, preservation, and dissemination of information, our editorial objective is to provide a publication that is captivating and informative to not only the Living History community, but to the general history reader as well.

Within the pages of CWH, you will find well-written articles, on a variety of topics that will enrich your understanding of this period in American history. The staff of Civil War Historian realizes that, even during a period literally defined by war, there existed a home front and issues that stood apart from, but affected greatly, the war itself. CWH also holds the opinion that the events and subjects we cover, although occurring a century and a half ago, remain timely and pertinent to the American consciousness.

Realizing our vision for CWH, however, does not occur in a vacuum, the relationships that we share with our contributors, their countless hours of research and writing, and their willingness to share their work with both us and the readership, is in no small part a factor in the equation. We feel that the quality of our articles, however, is not the only important aspect of the CWH experience. The cutting edge, out-of-the-box approach used by our award winning graphic artist is of the utmost importance. We feel that the quality graphical presentation helps to make our articles more stimulating and aid in a greater understanding of the historic material.

We at CWH do not, however, wish to merely propound our objectives. We invite you to click on each of the various types of articles, linked to your right, that appear in CWH to see for yourself what we offer.

A living historian reenacting a Federal enlisted soldier of the Union Army during the Civil War looking across a field toward the Confederate Army.

Biographies

Jason Adams graduated in 2007 from Indiana University with a degree in Communication Studies focusing in Marketing Communication and Rhetoric. Although not a professional Historian, Jason has none the less been a life long devotee of the subject and has been involved in Living History interpretation for over sixteen years.

Justin Runyon graduated in 2007 from Indiana State University with a degree in History with a concentration in Public and Applied History. Justin’s main areas of focus were Nineteenth Century U.S. History and material culture. Committed to keeping up with current scholarship, he is a member of the Organization of American Historians and the Company of Military Historians. He has been involved in Living History interpretation for over sixteen years.

Michael Potts graduated with a BA in History from St. Joseph’s College and received an MA in History from Indiana State University. Mike wrote for the Weekly Standard in Washington, D.C. before returning to Indiana for his Master’s work. Mike currently teaches History and Political Science Oakland City University-Bedford in Bedford, Indiana and teaches online courses for the University of Phoenix. He has been involved in Living History for two years.

Anna Allen is the owner of The Graceful Lady clothing boutique and a passionate Living Historian. With ten years of experience in the study and reproduction of nineteenth-century material culture, Anna brings quality insight to our “Citizen’s Armoire” column.

Jason DeWitt graduated from Clark State Community College in 1997 with a degree of Applied Science in Commercial Art. He is an award winning designer who has worked with many art mediums & production processes and has been designing magazines for 6 years. Jason is also a veteran of the US Army.

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