Our Authors

     Gary L. Doster -   Dear Sallie ... : The Letters of Confederate Private James Jewel, Echols Light Artillery, Oglethorpe County, Georgia. copyright 2011

Gary Doster, a native of Athens, Georgia, is the author of From Abbeville to Zebulon, Early Post Card Views of Georgia and A Post Card History of Athens, Georgia. He is also the author of six other books on Georgia history. He is a certified wildlife biologist and has worked for the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study at the University of Georgia since 1965. Gary has a lifelong interest in Georgia history and has ancestors from Oglethorpe County, Georgia, dating back to the 1790's. He is married to the former Faye Ann Thomas of Oconee County, Georgia.

Gary Doster's Upcoming Appearances:

2012

Thursday, October 18, 2012 - Tallahassee, Fl. - Tallahassee Historical Society meeting. 7 pm at Governor Martin House.  tallahasseehistoricalsociety.com

Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - Athens, Ga. - University of Georgia OLLI class. Details TBA
 

 

2011

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - Lexington, GA - Monthly meeting of Historic Oglethorpe, Inc.  7:30 p.m. Downstairs in the County Commissioners’ Building on Main Street (next to the tag office).
 
Sunday, October 2, 2011 - Lexington, GA - Presentation at 4 p.m. at Oglethorpe County Library [ Hwy 78]. Caravan from library at 5 p.m. to Jewel family homesite and cemetery on Bull Bray Road to visit gravesite of Sallie Jewel and her family. 
 
Thursday, October 6, 2011 - Watkinsville, GA - Monthly meeting of  the T.R.R. Cobb Camp Sons of Confederate Veterans,  7:30 p.m.,  Watkinsville Community Center, VFW Drive.
 
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - Tallahassee, FL - Monthly meeting of Finley's Brigade, Camp 1614, Sons of Confederate Veterans at Gold Corral Restaurant, 1630 N. Monroe Street at 6:30 pm. 
 
Sunday, October 16, 2011 - Athens, GA - Quarterly meeting of the Athens Historical Society, 3:00 p.m., at Cook & Brother Armory [Chicopee Building owned by UGA]
 
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - Athens, GA - UGA Bookstore, 3 p.m.  UGA Faculty & Staff Authors Reception sponsored by UGA Alumni Association and UGA Bookstore.

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         CHRIS L. FERGUSON  -  Southerners at Rest: Confederate Dead at Hollywood Cemetery. copyright 2008

A native of Georgia, Chris Ferguson grew up in the city of Atlanta where he attended Georgia State University. He has worked in the financial services area since 1974 and currently resides in Winchester, Virginia with his wife of 28 years, Melissa. This is his second book covering the Confederate history of Hollywood Cemetery. He also co-authored with Bob Krick Gettysburg Death Roster: The Confederate Dead at Gettysburg. 

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       JOHN J. FOX, III  -  The Confederate Alamo: Bloodbath at Petersburg's Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865. copyright 2010
                                            Red Clay to Richmond: Trail of the 35th Georgia Infantry Regiment, CSA. copyright 2004

FOR MORE INFO ON THIS AUTHOR VISIT HIS NEW WEBSITE AT            www.JohnFoxBooks.com

 

John J. Fox grew up in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from Washington & Lee University with a U.S. history degree.  After school he served on active duty in the U.S. Army for seven years as an armor officer and aviator. He belongs to the Museum of the Confederacy, the Civil War Preservation Trust and is a member and past commander of Turner Ashby Camp #1567, Sons of Confederate Veterans. His newest book, The Confederate Alamo: Bloodbath at Petersburg's Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865, was released in April 2010 at Pamplin Historical Park to commemorate the 145th anniversary of the Battle of fort Gregg. His first book, Red Clay to Richmond, received considerable critical acclaim from fellow historians and book reviewers and won two book awards. His articles have appeared in Civil War Times magazine, America’s Civil War magazine and numerous newspapers.

AWARDS:  2011 IPPY Award for The Confederate Alamo. Presented by Independent Publishers and the Jenkins Group.
                    2010 Stewart Bell, Jr. Literary Award given by the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society for co-authoring A History of Opequon Presbyterian Church  with Lang Gordon and Art Stanley.
                    2006 Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board Book Award given by Georgia Secretary of State for Red Clay to Richmond.
                    2005 James I. Robertson Jr., Literary Prize for Confederate History given by the R. E. Lee Civil War Round Table of Central New Jersey for Red Clay to Richmond.
                    2005 Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal given by Turner Ashby Chapter 184 UDC in Winchester, Va.

 

  John Fox's Upcoming Appearances:

2013

Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - Charlottesville, Va. - Charlottesville Civil War Round Table. Speaking on Jeb Stuart's Ride Around McClellan: Skill, Luck or Incompetence? Elks Lodge #389, 389 Elks Drive. Dinner at 5:30 pm and presentation at 7:30 pm. cwrt.avenue.org/

 

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - Roanoke, Va. - Roanoke Civil War Round Table. Speaking on Jeb Stuart's Ride Around McClellan: Skill, Luck or Incompetence? Details TBA.

 

Sunday, May 26, 2013 - Staunton, Va. - Confederate Memorial Day ceremony, 2:30 pm, at Thornrose Cemetery. Sponsored by Jeb Stuart Chapter #156, United Daughters of the Confederacy.

 

2012

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - Charlottesville, Va. - Charlottesville Civil War Roundtable, elks club Lodge, 389 elks Drive, 6 pm. for info see  cwrt.avenue.org/

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - Winchester, Va. - Winchester Host Lions Club luncheon. Lee-Jackson Motel banquet room. Millwood Ave., Winchester 22601. 12 noon.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - Charlottesville, Va. - Senior Center, 1180 Pepsi Place, 6pm.
www.seniorcenterinc.org/news/happening.shtml

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - Lexington, Va. - Rockbridge Civil War Round Table at Engineers Hall on VMI campus. Evening time TBA.

Saturday, October 6, 2012 - Gettysburg, Pa. - Jeb Stuart Camp SCV Annual Banquet, Dobbin House, Steinwehr Ave., 6:30 pm.

RESCHEDULED - FOR MAY 14, 2013 Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - Roanoke, Va. - Roanoke Civil War Round Table at Frienship Manor Fellowship Hall on Hershberger Road at 7 pm. roanokecwrt.com/

 

 

 

2011

Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - Charlottesville, Va. - Virginia Festival of the Book panel discussion at 6 p.m. on the Civil War @ UVA Bookstore, 400 Emmett St., S. For info call 434-924-3721 or visit www.vabook.org/site11/participants/details.php

Saturday, May 28, 2011 - Charlottesville, Va. - Memorial speaker at Confederate Cemetery at UVa for Alabemarle Chapter 154, UDC. Details TBA. 

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - Winchester, Va. - Opequon Presbyterian Church, Happy Days group for lunch at noon and then presentation. For details call 540-662-1843

Saturday, October 1, 2011 - Lexington, Va. - Washington & Lee University Bookstore for homecoming weekend. 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 8, 2011 - Gettysburg, Pa. - Monthly author lecture series at 7 pm at Pages of the Past Bookstore, 10 York Street. For info call 717-334-0572 or visit www.pagesofpast.com

Saturday & Sunday, November 19-20, 2011 - Richmond, Va. - 31st Annual Capital of the Confederacy Civil War Show. Richmond Raceway Complex at 600 E. Laburnum Ave. Come visit the Angle Valley Press table! 

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        JAMES W. PARRISH -  Wiregrass to Appomattox: The Untold Story of the 50th Georgia Infantry Regiment, CSA. copyright 2009

Jim was born in Quitman, Georgia, but grew up in Greenville, Florida, a small rural community just below the Georgia border. He received a BA in History from Florida State University and an MA in Political Science from the University of South Florida. Parrish served in local government administration for over twenty years, including Administrator of Leon County, Florida, before starting his own business. He and his wife lived in the St. Petersburg, Florida area for thirteen years, but have resided for the past twenty-eight years in Tallahassee, Florida. Two of Jim's great-great grandfathers served in the regiment.

AWARDS: Lowndes County, Georgia 2009 "Keeper of History" Award  

see Valdosta Daily Times article 10/19/2009 

http://valdostadailytimes.com/local/x546439162/Dinner-honors-keepers-of-history

 see also Valdosta Daily Times interview w/ Jim Parrish 5/10/2010

http://valdostadailytimes.com/local/x712196225/Book-explores-Civil-War-s-S-Ga-soldiers

 Jim Parrish's Upcoming Appearances:

2012

Monday, February 27, 2012 - Valdosta, Ga. - Lowndes County SCV Camp meeting. Lowndes County Museum 7 pm.

Sunday, March 4, 2012 - Bainbridge, Ga. - Commemoration of 150th anniversary of Decatur Infantry enlistment. City Park, 3 pm.

Sunday, April 29, 2012 - Moultrie, Ga. - Confederate Memorial Day celebration. Time/location TBA

Saturday, June 9, 2012 - Bainbridge, Ga. - 2012 Georgia Division Reunion, Ga. SCV, luncheon speaker. Time /location TBA.

Friday, September 7, 2012 - Fox's Gap, MD [Near Boonsboro] Historic Marker Dedication for the 50th Georgia and the 13th North Carolina at the Battle of Fox's Gap [South Mtn] at 10 am.