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@hamptonnewsome.bsky.social
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Author of Civil War books, Brentford fan 🐝, Cville resident, used to do lawyer things, On FB at Hampton Newsome - Author.

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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Thanks to the Addressing Gettysburg podcast for having me on to talk about the U.S. operations against Richmond during the Gettysburg Campaign ... #civilwar #gettysburg @univpressofkansas.bsky.social
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Gettysburg's Southern Front - with author Hampton Newsome
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University Press of Kansas @univpressofkansas.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Historian @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social discusses the challenge of researching a little-known Union offensive.  Full Podcast: tinyurl.com/5h35w9sm Gettysburg's Southern Front:  tinyurl.com/yekbbybb #CivilWarHistory #UPKansas
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Thoroughly enjoyed talking to the good people at the Addressing Gettysburg podcast about my book from @univpressofkansas.bsky.social youtu.be/L48rug6HIOI?...
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Gettysburg's Southern Front - with Hampton Newsome
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Thoroughly enjoyed talking to the good people at the Addressing Gettysburg podcast about my book from @univpressofkansas.bsky.social youtu.be/L48rug6HIOI?...
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Gettysburg's Southern Front - with Hampton Newsome
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
A presentation about operations in eastern North Carolina during this Civil War - as discussed in The Fight For The Old North State from @univpressofkansas.bsky.social . Many thanks to the Brunswick Civil War Round Table. www.youtube.com/live/fTT1GKh...
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BCWRT - “The Fight for the Old North State.” - Hampton Newsome
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
SPRING SALE FROM UPK: Support a great university press and get Gettysburg's Southern Front and many other titles at 70% off during the @univpressofkansas.bsky.social Spring Sale. Use discount code 24SPRING2026 at checkout. Ends April 19th.
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Gettysburg's Southern Front
Winner: Edwin C. Bearss Book AwardWinner: Emerging Civil War Book AwardOn June 14, 1863, US Major General John Adams Dix received the following directive fro...
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Helping out with the tour this week in North Carolina. Listening to this for a little refresher.
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The Fight for the Old North State: The Civil War in North Carolina, January-May 1864
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. On a cold day in early January 1864, Robert E. Lee wrote to Confederate president Jefferson Davis "The time is at hand when, if an attempt can be made to ca...
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Helping out with the tour this week in North Carolina. Listening to this for a little refresher.
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The Fight for the Old North State: The Civil War in North Carolina, January-May 1864
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. On a cold day in early January 1864, Robert E. Lee wrote to Confederate president Jefferson Davis "The time is at hand when, if an attempt can be made to ca...
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John M. Kinder @johnmkinder.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Jen Murray and I are on the latest episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast. We talk about our new edited collection, They Are Dead and Yet They Live, from @univnebpress.bsky.social. Thanks to Chris Mackowski for having us! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
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Civil War Memories in a Polarized America (with Jen Murray and John Kinder)
Podcast Episode · Emerging Civil War · 02/03/2026 · 58m
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University Press of Kansas @univpressofkansas.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
We love it when our authors see their book for the first time! The Boundless Game: Soccer Stories from Across the Street to Around the World by Tim Bascom is available now: (kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700641024/). #bookreveal #soccer #soccerstories #soccerbook #upkansas
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
#OTD #militaryhistory #NCHistory
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The 1864 New Bern Expedition
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Thanks to those who have listened to the new audiobook from @univpressofkansas.bsky.social and @tantoraudio.bsky.social For those who haven't checked it out, it is also on Spotify. #history #histbookchat #militaryhistory #civilwar
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Gettysburg's Southern Front
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University Press of Kansas @univpressofkansas.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
We couldn't have said it better, Heather! Read more on Framing the First World War: How Divergent Views Shaped A Global Conflict here: kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640560/. @mpmfinch.bsky.social @draefox.bsky.social @dmorganowen.bsky.social #WorldWarI #modernwarstudies #militaryhistory #upkansas
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University Press of Kansas @univpressofkansas.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Congratulations to Larry J. Daniel on being awarded the 2025 Fletcher Pratt Award by the Civil War Round Table of New York! Read more on Richmond Views the West: Politics and Perceptions in the Confederate Capital here: kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640102/. #modernwarstudies #militaryhistory
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University Press of Kansas @univpressofkansas.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
The best way to start your new year's reading list is buying books at an unbelievable price! Right now, save 50% by entering code: 24NEWYEAR50 at checkout (kansaspress.ku.edu). HURRY! The sale ends January 8, 2026. #happynewyear2026 #FlashSale #flashsalealert #flashbooksale #BookSale #upkansas
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
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Sheridan Reconsidered (with Hampton Newsome)
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Appomattox Book Update: The reader reports arrived this week from University Press of Kansas - very positive and helpful. Still some hurdles to go but I'm excited about getting this comprehensive military study of the Appomattox Campaign over the finish line.
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Damian Shiels @irishacw.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Many thanks to Tim Talbott and Emerging Civil War for the detailed review of my "Green & Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military 1861-1865". You can read what Tim has to say about the book here: emergingcivilwar.com/2025/07/03/b...
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Book Review: Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865 - Emerging Civil War
Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865. By Damian Shiels. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2025. Hardcover, 318 pp., $50.00. Reviewed by Tim Talbott For better ...
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Many thanks to the Civil War Roundtable of Gettysburg. I had a great time speaking there during last week's meeting held at the Adams County Historical Society at Gettysburg. Great group and great venue - lots of fun. #gettysburg #history @univpressofkansas.bsky.social @destinationgettysburg.com
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
If you love books but don't like reading ... this is now available in audio from @tantoraudio.bsky.social and @univpressofkansas.bsky.social. #historybookchat #history #civilwar #gettysburg #militaryhistory
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Gettysburg's Southern Front: Opportunity and Failure at Richmond
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. On June 14, 1863, US Major General John Adams Dix received the following directive from General-in-Chief Henry Halleck: "All your available force should be ...
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
If you love books but don't like reading ... this is now available in audio from @tantoraudio.bsky.social and @univpressofkansas.bsky.social. #historybookchat #history #civilwar #gettysburg #militaryhistory
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Gettysburg's Southern Front: Opportunity and Failure at Richmond
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. On June 14, 1863, US Major General John Adams Dix received the following directive from General-in-Chief Henry Halleck: "All your available force should be ...
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Currently listening to Gettysburg's Southern Front in preparation for a talk on Thursday. Strange to hear someone else read your stuff - but I think David Colacci did a great job. To me, he sounds a little like David McCullough.
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Gettysburg's Southern Front: Opportunity and Failure at Richmond
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. On June 14, 1863, US Major General John Adams Dix received the following directive from General-in-Chief Henry Halleck: "All your available force should be ...
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Oct. 27 ...
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Grant's Sixth Offensive at Petersburg: Brief Observations
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
New in audio from @tantoraudio.bsky.social and @univpressofkansas.bsky.social. Read by J. Rodney Turner.
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The Fight for the Old North State: The Civil War in North Carolina, January-May 1864
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. On a cold day in early January 1864, Robert E. Lee wrote to Confederate president Jefferson Davis "The time is at hand when, if an attempt can be made to ca...
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
New in audio from @tantoraudio.bsky.social and @univpressofkansas.bsky.social. Read by J. Rodney Turner.
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The Fight for the Old North State: The Civil War in North Carolina, January-May 1864
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. On a cold day in early January 1864, Robert E. Lee wrote to Confederate president Jefferson Davis "The time is at hand when, if an attempt can be made to ca...
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Audiobook is now available from @univpressofkansas.bsky.social and @tantoraudio.bsky.social. Narrated by David Colacci.
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Gettysburg's Southern Front: Opportunity and Failure at Richmond
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. On June 14, 1863, US Major General John Adams Dix received the following directive from General-in-Chief Henry Halleck: "All your available force should be ...
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Audiobook is now available from @univpressofkansas.bsky.social and @tantoraudio.bsky.social. Narrated by David Colacci.
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Gettysburg's Southern Front: Opportunity and Failure at Richmond
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. On June 14, 1863, US Major General John Adams Dix received the following directive from General-in-Chief Henry Halleck: "All your available force should be ...
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
The sample is up. The release date is October 7. From @univpressofkansas.bsky.social tantor.com/gettysburgs-...
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Gettysburg's Southern Front - Audiobook
by Hampton Newsome, read by David Colacci. In Gettysburg's Southern Front, Hampton Newsome offers an in-depth look into the little-known Federal advance against Richmond during the Gettysburg Campaign...
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UVA Press @uvapress.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Preorder: upress.virginia.edu/title/10095/
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After the Fire
<b>How the Confederate capital’s citizens, white and Black, faced their future in the wake of Union victory</b><br/><br/> In April 1865, the Civil War
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
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RBmedia | Gettysburg's Southern Front
Listen to the audiobook Gettysburg's Southern Front, written by Hampton Newsome, narrated by David Colacci.
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Audio version now available for preorder. @univpressofkansas.bsky.social @tantoraudio.bsky.social
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Gettysburg's Southern Front: Opportunity and Failure at Richmond
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. On June 14, 1863, US Major General John Adams Dix received the following directive from General-in-Chief Henry Halleck: "All your available force should be ...
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
OTD: July 1, 1863 As the armies begin their clash at Gettysburg, U.S. forces east of Richmond lunge at Robert E. Lee's supply line and D.H. Hill comes out to meet them at Crump's Crossroads. #Gettysburg @univpressofkansas.bsky.social
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Summer Sale ...
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University Press of Kansas @univpressofkansas.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Final week to save big! Start shopping today: kansaspress.ku.edu.
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Bacon tacos down… The clamshell did not survive either.
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University Press of Kansas @univpressofkansas.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Don't miss your chance to get this incredible deal! Click here to start shopping now: kansaspress.ku.edu.
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Summer Sale ...
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
I had a great time talking about the Petersburg Campaign at the annual Civil War seminar hosted by Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and Longwood University earlier this year in Farmville. www.c-span.org/program/the-...
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1864 Richmond-Petersburg Campaign
Historian Hampton Newsome discussed the October 1864 battles between Generals Grant and Lee around Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia. This event was part of a Civil War seminar hosted by Appomattox Co...
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Restocking I like to hand these out at talks because it contains the best battle accounts no one has ever heard of before ... as well as mentions of 19th Century civil service reform and the Readjuster movement. The paperback version from @uvapress.bsky.social came out recently.
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Happy to report that my book about North Carolina in 1864 from @univpressofkansas.bsky.social is coming out in audio soon. www.audible.com/pd/B0F691KJ8...
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The Fight for the Old North State
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. On a cold day in early January 1864, Robert E. Lee wrote to Confederate president Jefferson Davis "The time is at hand when, if an attempt can be made to ca...
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
The “under the desk” pile this morning.
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Current Read: By Michael Vorenberg from Knopf. Really enjoying this one - highly recommend it. #histbookchart #history
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Nice sale from @univpressofkansas.bsky.social - some great titles are 70% off.
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Warehouse Sale - University Press of Kansas
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
More maps today. Trying out some new elevations. A work in progress. And this one is ...
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
In Charleston to speak at the Fort Sumter, Civil War Round Table tomorrow. Out and about today enjoying the sights and the sites.
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Hampton Newsome @hamptonnewsome.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Working on some maps today ...
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