Stephen W. Sears
Encyclopedia
Stephen Ward Sears is an American historian specializing in the American Civil War
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A graduate of Lakewood High School and Oberlin College
, Sears attended a journalism seminar at
Radcliffe-Harvard. As an author he has concentrated on the military history
of the American Civil War, primarily the battles and leaders of the Army of the Potomac
. He was employed as editor of the Educational Department at the American Heritage Publishing Company
.
Sears resides in Norwalk, Connecticut
.
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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A graduate of Lakewood High School and Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
, Sears attended a journalism seminar at
Radcliffe-Harvard. As an author he has concentrated on the military history
Military history
Military history is a humanities discipline within the scope of general historical recording of armed conflict in the history of humanity, and its impact on the societies, their cultures, economies and changing intra and international relationships....
of the American Civil War, primarily the battles and leaders of the Army of the Potomac
Army of the Potomac
The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...
. He was employed as editor of the Educational Department at the American Heritage Publishing Company
American Heritage (magazine)
American Heritage is a quarterly magazine dedicated to covering the history of the United States for a mainstream readership. Until 2007, the magazine was published by Forbes. Since that time, Edwin S...
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Sears resides in Norwalk, Connecticut
Norwalk, Connecticut
Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of the city is 85,603, making Norwalk sixth in population in Connecticut, and third in Fairfield County...
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