Upcoming Speaking Schedule

Several speaking dates coming up. If you can make it to any of these events, please drop by and say hello:

Jan. 25, 2023 - Civil War Talk Radio

Feb. 23, 2023 - Pender CWRT, Rocky Mount, NC  

April 15, 2023 -  "In Great Deeds, On Great Fields: Gettysburg at 160 Years. A Civil War Symposium"; Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 

June 23, 2023 - CSS Neuse Museum, Kinston, NC

July 6, 2023 - Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Richmond, VA  

August 10, 2023 - Rocky Mountain CWRT, Littleton, CO

Sept. 12, 2023 - Charlottesville CWRT

Sept. 21, 2023 - Barringer CWRT, Pinehurst, NC

Sept. 26, 2023 - Williamsburg  (Va.) CWRT

Nov. 7, 2023 - Brunswick, NC CWRT

Nov. 9, 2023 - Hanover Tavern, VA

Jan. 10, 2024 - Lynchburg CWRT

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

Book Review from Student of the American Civil War Blog: Gettysburg's Southern Front

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

Full review is here.

Book Review from Reconstruction Era Blog: Gettysburg's Southern Front

 

"Newsome’s new book is a marvelously researched history of five weeks of Union and Confederate maneuvering to control the Confederate capital. Nearly everything I read in it was new to me, and I am sure it will be so for most readers of Civil War history . . . .  I highly recommend this new work."  - Patrick Young at The Reconstruction Era: Blog Exploring the World the Civil War Created

Full review is here.

Book Review from Rocky Mountain CWRT: Gettysburg's Southern Front

A nice review of Gettysburg's Southern Front from Guy Bowman of the Rocky Mountain Civil War Roundtable.  I spoke to the group last summer about The Fight For the Old North State and look forward to getting out there this August to talk about the new book.  Here is an excerpt from the review below - the full review can be accessed through the RMCWRT Facebook Page.   

"Newsome’s coverage of this campaign was thorough and well written. I found his narrative compelling! I particularly appreciated his attention to the logistical issues and the operational fine points of the individual raids; specifics which I haven’t the space to address here. His focus on certain details – the routes taken by the various armies, the movement of prisoners, and the complex problems arising from so many runaway slaves and refugees – drew me in. His explication of the political background and operational issues was excellent. He also took time to develop the story behind Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephen’s effort to organize a prisoner exchange convention/peace conference with the Lincoln administration. While complementary to the military campaign, it gave us a clearer picture of the political context of the Gettysburg campaign as viewed from Richmond. I thought Newsome had a good grasp of the key personalities and their idiosyncrasies. While the Blackberry campaign was a sideshow to the main event (Gettysburg), this is the kind of work that enriches our understanding of the character of the war. Earl Hess calls Newsome’s book a model study! I have to agree." 

- Guy Bowman, Rocky Mountain Civil War Roundtable Newsletter, Jan. 5, 2023.