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Scheduled Events (all times Eastern except where noted)
January 8, 7:30 p.m.
Rappahannock Valley Civil War Round Table, Fredericksburg, VA
“The Naval Civil War in Theaters Near and Far”
January 19, 7:00 p.m.
Civil War Round Table Congress (virtual)
“The Naval Civil War in Theaters Near and Far”
February 13, 6:45 p.m.
Civil War Round table of Atlanta, Griffin, GA
“Rebel Odyssey: The Cruise of the CSS Shenandoah”
March 15, 10:00 a.m.
Falls Church Military History Forum, Falls Church, VA
“Rebels Down Under: A Surprise Confederate Visitor Makes Mayhem in Melbourne” and
“Rebels and Aliens: Confederates on the Far Side of the World”
April 11, 7:00 p.m.
Montgomery County Civil War Roundtable, Gaithersburg, MD
“The Naval Civil War in Theaters Near and Far”
June 10
Western North Carolina Civil War Roundtable, Cullowhee, NC
“The Sailor and the Soldier at Vicksburg: Unprecedented Joint Operations”
June 20
North American Society for Oceanic History Annual Conference, Ontario, CA
“The Sailor and the Soldier at Vicksburg: Unprecedented Joint Operations”
August 2-4
Emerging Civil War Symposium, Spotsylvania, VA
Book Signing
September 9
Rock Valley Civil War Roundtable, Rockford, IL (virtual)
“Unlike Anything That Ever Floated: The USS Monitor and the Battle of Hampton Roads”
September 28
Savas Beatie Author/Editor Meetup, Fredericksburg, VA
Book Signing
December 15, 6:30 p.m.
Miami Civil War Round Table Book Club, Miami, FL (Virtual)
“The Sailor and the Soldier at Vicksburg: Unprecedented Joint Operations”
2025
February 20, 7:30 p.m.
Hershey Civil War Round Table, Harrisburg, PA
“Burnside’s Sand March: The Forgotten North Carolina Expedition“
June 18, 7:00 p.m.
Phil Kearny Civil War Round Table, Hasbrouck Height, NJ (virtual)
“The Naval Civil War in Theaters Near and Far”
October 17, 12:00 p.m.
Cosmos Club, Washington DC
“The Naval Civil War in Theaters Near and Far”
Previous Events
Presentations at History Conferences
- U. S. Naval Academy Biannual McMullen Naval History Symposium
Sept. 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023 - Gettysburg Heritage Center, Gettysburg, PA, Jul. 2017, Aug. 2021, Jul. 2022, Jul. 2023
- North American Society for Oceanic History Annual Conference
May 2018, 2019, Jul. 2021, Jun. 2022 - Emerging Civil War Annual Symposium, Spotsylvania, VA, Aug. 2019
- National Maritime Historical Society, Maritime Heritage Conference
Sept. 2010, 2014
Presentations at Civil War Roundtables
- Miami Civil War Round Table Book Club, Miami, FL (Virtual), Dec. 2023
- Brunswick Civil War Roundtable, Southport, NC, Nov. 2022, Nov. 2023
- Civil War Round Table of Wilmington, DE, May 2023
- Milwaukee Civil War Round Table, Milwaukee, WI, Mar. 2023
- Chicago Civil War Round Table, Chicago, IL, Mar. 2023
- Miami Civil War Round Table Book Club, Miami, FL, Nov. 2022 (Virtual)
- First Defenders Civil War Round Table, Reading, PA, Mar. 2022
- Rappahannock Valley Civil War Round Table, Fredericksburg, VA, Feb. 2022
- Chickamauga & Chattanooga Civil War Round Table, Chattanooga, TN, Jan. 2022 (Virtual)
- Dan Sickles Civil War Round Table, New York, Dec. 2021 (Virtual)
- Central Louisiana, Nov. 2021 (Virtual)
- Montgomery County, Gaithersburg, MD, Sept. 2021 (Virtual)
- Hampton Roads, Hampton Roads, VA, May 2020, May 2021 (Virtual)
- District of Columbia, Dec. 2016, Jan. 2021 (Virtual)
- Central New Jersey, Avenel, NJ, Nov. 2020 (Virtual)
- Cape Fear, Wilmington, NC, Sep. 2020 (Virtual)
- North Florida, May 2020 (Virtual)
- Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA, Jan. 2016, Sep. 2019
- Western North Carolina, Cullowhee, NC, Mar. 2018, Jul. 2019
- California University of Pennsylvania, Apr. 2019
- Powhatan, Powhatan, VA, Oct. 2018
- Richmond, VA, Jul. 2017
- Fredericksburg, VA, Jan. 2017
- Bull Run, Centreville, VA, Dec. 2016
- Shenandoah Valley, Harrisonburg, VA, Sep. 2016
- Harpers Ferry, Harpers Ferry, WV, Sep. 2016
- Loudoun County, Leesburg, VA, Aug. 2016
- Rockbridge, Lexington, VA, Feb. 2016
Presentations at Other Events
- Civil War Talk (virtual), Nov. 2023
- Naval Order of the United States Monthly History Presentation (Virtual), Sep. 2023
- Fairfax City Military History Group, Fairfax, VA, Nov. 2019 (Virtual), May 2023
- Falls Church Military History Forum, Falls Church, VA, Mar. 2016, Feb. 2021 (Virtual), Jan. 2022, Jan. 2023, Apr. 2023
- Military History Club, Missouri Athletic Club, St. Louis, MO, Sep. 2022 (Virtual)
- Princess Anne SCV Camp, Virginia Beach, VA, Sep. 2022
- James City Cavalry SCV Camp, Williamsburg, VA, Jul. 2022
- Brass Cannon Brewing Monthly Lecture Series, Williamsburg, VA, Jul. 2022
- National Museum of the United States Navy, Feb. 2016, Apr. 2021 (Virtual)
- Civil War Talk Online Forum, Mar. 2021
- Historic Blenheim and the Civil War Interpretive Center, Fairfax, VA, Mar. 2021 (Virtual)
- American Civil War Museum, Richmond, VA, Mar. 2021(Virtual)
- Sons of Confederate Veterans, Keysville, VA, Apr. 2018.
- Athenaeum Civil War Authors Series, Alexandria, VA, Jan. 2018.
- Thomas Balch Library Lecture Series, Leesburg, VA, Oct. 2016
- U.S. Navy Memorial, Authors on Deck Series, Jun. 2016
- Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Lab Colloquia, May 2016
- University Club of Washington DC, Military History Speakers, Apr. 2016
- Maritime Archaeological and Historical Society, Apr. 2016
- Military Monday on BlogTalk Radio, Interview, Feb. 2016
- Naval War College Museum, Eight Bells Lecture Series, Jan. 2016
- Winchester Book Gallery, Winchester, VA, Book signing, Jan. 2016, June 2021