A beautiful autumn afternoon to do some final prep for @SU_ArtsSciences McCormick CWI sold-out fall seminar and tour, "To Protect the Union": The Northern Shenandoah Valley's Unionists, scheduled for Nov. 7.

Excited to announce that earlier today, @ShenandoahU's MCWI received a grant from the Community Foundation of the Northern Shenandoah Valley to begin work on "To Be Free Some Day...": Tracing Enslaved People's Pursuit of Freedom through the Shenandoah Valley Press, 1850-1860.

What a delight it was to host @ValerieStill1 yesterday evening @ShenandoahU McCormick CWI to speak about her forthcoming book Still Family: William Still and the Legacy of the Underground Railroad @KentuckyPress

A beautiful autumn day in Winchester exploring the complexities of historical memory with students in my first year seminar @ShenandoahU

Many thanks to all who came out to my book signing for Winchester and the Civil War: A Walk Through History @ReedyPress yesterday. It was great to chat with so many wonderful people and catch up with Jeffrey, someone I taught about 15 years ago.

For my friends in the Winchester, VA, area I will be signing copies of Winchester and the Civil War: A Walk Through History @ReedyPress on Saturday, 9/26 from 10 a.m.-noon @VisitorsCenter located at 1400 S. Pleasant Valley Road. More details here: visitwinchesterva.com/event/…

With my CW students this a.m. at 3rd Winchester @SVBattlefields. Before we left, we took this photograph at the newly erected monument to Thomas Laws, an enslaved man who played a critical role in intelligence gathering for Gen. Sheridan. I helped craft the monument's language.

Many thanks to the Alexandria CWRT for inviting me to speak yesterday at the Martha Washington Library about Irene Sheridan and the battle over Gen. Sheridan’s legacy, something I explore in my bio of Sheridan published by @routledgebooks

Had a terrific time yesterday with students in my HIST 309 class (Interpreting Civil War Sites) @ShenandoahU, visiting the @SVCWMuseum and exploring how artifacts can tell powerful, compelling stories.

Thanks to @cspanhistory for airing my presentation about Gen. P.H. Sheridan & issues in Mexico in the Civil War's aftermath at this year's @ShenandoahU MCWI conf. I explore this in my book, General Philip H. Sheridan: Life, War, and Memory @routledgebooks c-span.org/program/the-civil…

Enjoyed being interviewed about my recent book Winchester and the Civil War: A Walk Through History @ReedyPress on the Shenandoah Valley Radio Program, a podcast sponsored by the Shenandoah County Historical Society. You can listen to the full interview: redcircle.com/shows/e8381905…

Many thanks to William Eichler for having me as a guest on Civil War Digital Digest to discuss my latest publication Winchester and the Civil War: A Walk Through History @ReedyPress You can watch the interview here: youtube.com/watch?v=fXNnneqb…

Really enjoyed meeting students in my first year seminar @ShenandoahU (The Uses, Abuses, and Purpose of the Past) this afternoon. They are an excited and eager bunch. Looking forward to starting classes next week.

So proud of my CW era studies students Doa’a Salah & Eli Roberds this summer’s MCWI Fellows @SU_ArtsSciences who presented their findings from research in the Southern Claims Commission records for Winchester at yesterday’s College of Arts & Sciences Summer Scholars Symposium.

Excited to receive copies of my latest book Winchester and the Civil War: A Walk Through History @ReedyPress The 80 sites in the book reveal much about the complexities CW era Winchester. Thanks to @CivilWarJon for writing the foreword. Learn more: reedypress.com/shop/winchest…

Enjoyed speaking to the Central PA CWRT yesterday evening in State College about how the widow of General Philip H. Sheridan, Irene, tried to shape how Sheridan would be remembered—a topic I explore in my book General Philip H. Sheridan: Life, War, and Memory @routledgebooks

A beautiful day to be out doing some field work in Middleway, WV for my next book project, a guide to Sheridan’s operations in the Shenandoah Valley.

Many thanks to all who attended yesterday’s tour to commemorate the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Cool Spring. The turnout was amazing and the participants asked me such great questions.

Excited to share that my next book Winchester and the Civil War: A Walk Through History (with a foreword by @CivilWarJon) published by @ReedyPress is now available for preorder. The release date is 8/15. You can learn more and preorder here: reedypress.com/shop/winchest…