• Ted Alexander first visited Antietam battlefield at the age of 7. He gave his first tour of the field when he was 13 years old. He is currently the Historian for Antietam National Battlefield. Ted is the author or editor of ten books on the Civil War and other aspects of American history. His latest work is The Battle of Antietam: The Bloodiest Day.  Ted is also co-founder and the coordinator of the Chambersburg Civil War Seminars.
• Ed Bearss is a former Marine, serving in the Pacific in WWII. Mr. Bearss is this nation’s foremost battlefield tour guide. The Chief Historian Emeritus of the National Park Service, he is the author of several books and numerous articles on the Civil War. He has been a featured commentator on Ken Burn’s PBS documentary “The Civil War,” the History Channel and C – Span. Ed has been a mainstay of the Chambersburg Civil War Seminars and Tours, since our founding in 1989. An Ed Bearss tour brings history to life and is not to be missed.
• Robert K. Krick is the retired Chief Historian of Fredericksburg – Spotsylvania National Military Park, where he worked for 31 years. He is the leading authority on the Army of Northern Virginia and the author of numerous articles and several books, including Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain.
• Chris Mackowski is assistant Professor of Journalism at St.  Bonaventure University. He is also a seasonal ranger/historian at  Fredericksburg/ Spotsylvania National Military Park. Chris is the co -author of the book, The Last Days of “Stonewall” Jackson.
• Greg Mertz is currently the Supervisory Historian at Fredericksburg Spotsylvania National Military Park and the former curator for Chancellorsville Visitor Center Museum. He is the author of numerous articles for publications such as Blue and Gray Magazine and is a frequent lecturer at seminars and Civil War Round Tables.
• Elizabeth Parnicza  has a degree in history from West Virginia University. She serves as the Supervisor of the Chancellorsville Visitor Center ad specializes in the human interest aspects of the Civil War such as the looting of Fredericksburg and the soldiers experience in battle.
• Frank O” Reilly is a ranger/historian at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park.  A graduate of Washington and Lee University with a Masters in U.S. History, Frank  is the author of the Pulitzer prize nominated book,  The Fredericksburg Campaign: War on the Rappahannock. He is also the author of the book Stonewall Jackson at Fredericksburg and is currently  working on a book about the Battle of Malvern Hill and the Seven Days Campaign.
• Kris White is a historian with the Penn tafford Recreation Board and an instructor at Community College of Allegheny County near Pittsburgh.  He is also the co -author of the book The Last Days of  Stonewall Jackson. His numerous articles  have appeared in publications such as Civil War Times and Blue and Gray Magazine. he has co -authored a new book with Chris —– on the Second Battle of Fredericksburg and Salem Church.
•  Eric Mink
• J. David Petruzzi  is Co-author of “Plenty of Blame To Go Around: JEB Stuart’s Controversial Ride to Gettysburg”, “One Continuous Fight: The Retreat and Pursuit of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, July 4-14, 1863″ and The Complete Gettysburg Guide” (2009).
• Lance Herdegen is the former director of the Institute of Civil War Studies at Carroll University. He previously worked for the United Press International (UPI) news service covering national politics and civil rights. He presently is an historical consultant for the Civil War Museum of the Upper Middle West. Mr. Herdegen is the author of several books on 1861-65 topics, including The Men Stood Like Iron: How the Iron Brigade Won its Name. His latest work is Those Damned Black Hats! The Iron Brigade in the Gettysburg Campaign.  He is the author of the just released book, The Iron Brigade in the Civil War.
• Dennis Frye is the Chief Historian at Harpers Ferry National Historic Park. He is the author of  Harpers Ferry Under Fire: A Border Town in the American Civil War and the forthcoming book September Suspense.
• Scott Mingus is the author of Human Interest Stories of the Gettysburg Campaign. He has also written a book about the battle of Antietam.
• Gordon Damman
• Richard Sommers is senior historian at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center and an instructor at the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, Pa. He has been a commentator on C–Span and The History Channel. He is the author of the critically acclaimed study Richmond Redeemed: The Siege at Petersburg.
• Steve French is a native of Hedgesville, W. V. and grew up around many sites associated with Civil War mounted operations. He is a high school history teacher, author, lecturer and tour guide. Steve is the author of numerous books about the Civil War in West Virginia, including the award-winning Imboden’s Brigade in the Gettysburg Campaign. He has also written more than  60 articles and book reviews for publications such as Gettysburg Magazine, North and South Magazine and The Washington Times. Steve’s latest book is Raiders, Scouts and Train Robbers of the Upper Potomac. In it he covers the careers of many lesser-known personalities of partisan warfare along the Northern Border.
• John Miller is a park ranger at South Mountain State Battlefield. He is an authority on the Civil War in the South Mountain region and the author of a book on the Battle of Monterey Pass.
• Eric Wittenberg is one of this country’s foremost experts on Civil War cavalry. He is the author of more than a dozen books on the subject, including the best-selling Plenty of Blame to Go Around: Jeb Stuart’s Controversial Ride to Gettysburg. His latest work, One Continuous Fight, is an in–depth study of the retreat from Gettysburg.
• Jeffry Wert is the author of a number of books on the Civil War, including  The Sword of Lincoln: The Army of the Potomac and Gettysburg: Day Three, which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Mr. Wert is one of the most popular speakers at our seminars.