Sunday, October 29, 2023

Upcoming Talks

Things were busy this year. I had the opportunity to give about a dozen talks and several online interviews.  It was fun to visit many interesting places but even better to meet all the great people at these various events.  Many of the CWRT's I visited are thriving - it was really great to see.  

But there is more to come. If you are around for any these upcoming events, please drop by and say hi!

Nov. 9, 2023 - Hanover Tavern, VA

March 23, 2024 - Pamplona Historical Park, Petersburg, VA

June 10, 2024 - Rappahannock Valley CWRT, Fredericksburg, VA

Aug. 8, 2024 - Rocky Mountain CWRT

Sept. 12, 2024 - Chattanooga CWRT

Oct 2, 2024 - CWRT of Wilmington, DE

Oct. 9, 2024 - Columbus (OH) CWRT

Nov. 21, 2024 - Hampton Roads CWRT

Feb. 13, 2025 - Milwaukee CRWT

Feb. 14, 2025 - Chicago CWRT

Nov. 20, 2025 - Gettysburg CWRT


Sunday, October 15, 2023

Interview with Chris Mackowski at Emerging Civil War

Thanks so much to Chris Mackowski from Emerging Civil War for chatting with me about Gettysburg's Southern Front.  As a special bonus, I learned during the interview that the book had received the 2023 Emerging Civil War Book Award.  Check out the podcast or the video interview.



Saturday, July 8, 2023

Interview At Bull Runnings

 


Thanks so much to Harry Smeltzer for posting an interview with me about Gettysburg’s Southern Front on his Bull Runnings site.  We covered a lot of ground - my childhood, some of my favorite authors, my writing "process," the U.S. attack at Richmond during the Gettysburg Campaign, and a little about my next project.

Monday, May 29, 2023

Edwin C. Bearss Book Award Goes to Gettysburg's Southern Front

Happy to pass along that Gettysburg's Southern Front received the 2023 Edwin C Bearss Book Award for outstanding scholarship in Civil War History from the Civil War Round Table of Chicago.






Saturday, May 6, 2023

Review Excerpts For Gettysburg's Southern Front

 


Just catching up on review excerpts for Gettysburg's Southern Front:

"A monograph infused with meticulous research, probing analysis, and a smooth narrative style that can serve as a model for today’s historians attempting write a modern campaign study."—Civil War Times

"Altogether, Gettysburg’s Southern Front is well written, deeply researched, and provides excellent analysis, breaking new ground in the literature of the war, with its look at what was potentially a decisive moment in the war."—New York Military Affairs Symposium

"This study’s value extends beyond its important connections to the Gettysburg Campaign. While those seeking a broader understanding of the Army of Northern Virginia’s invasion into Pennsylvania and the Union efforts to stop it will find Newsome’s smartly crafted book essential, anyone desirous of deepening their knowledge about the roles African Americans played in Civil War operations, interactions between civilians and the military, or the environment's impact on troops will find Newsome’s study of great worth."—Civil War News

"A masterful campaign narrative of understudied military actions."—Civil War Monitor

"Hampton Newsome has a knack for finding parts of the Civil War that have been either ignored or undercovered and then doing a a great job of researching and writing compelling narratives about those parts. This wonderful book is no exception."—Student of the American Civil War

"Newsome’s new book is a marvelously researched history of five weeks of Union and Confederate maneuvering to control the Confederate capital."—The Reconstruction Era

"Newsome’s account of the Union operations around Richmond during the Gettysburg campaign illumines a host of issues long overlooked."—Rocky Mountain Civil War Round Table

"Newsome marshals all of his prodigious research abilities and writing talents, along with strong map support, to craft yet another masterful microhistory of a lesser-known military operation."—Civil War Books and Authors

Upcoming Talks

Things were busy this year. I had the opportunity to give about a dozen talks and several online interviews.  It was fun to visit many inter...