Curriculum Vitae

Robert H. Moore, II
Historian and Technical Communicator

Education

• James Madison University, M.S. Technical and Scientific Communication, with a focus on Web Design and Theory, Technical Editing, and Print Publications as well as a scientific cognate in Applied Geographical Information Science, May 2009 (anticipated).
• The College of William & Mary. One semester of doctoral-level coursework in history as an undesignated student, Spring 2007.
• Old Dominion University, M. A. History, 2007, Thesis: “Flaws in the Armor of the Grand Illusion: Dissent, Reluctance, and Disaffection Toward the Confederate Cause in the Central Shenandoah Valley - A Study of Page County, Virginia,” Thesis Director, Professor Jonathan F. Phillips.
• Excelsior College (formerly Regents College, University of the State of New York), B.S. Liberal Studies, 1995. The bulk of undergraduate coursework completed at East Carolina University (1984-1988 ) and Western Carolina University (1983-1984).

Books

• Tragedy in the Shenandoah Valley: The Story of the Summers-Koontz Execution. Charleston, S.C.: The History Press, Inc., 2006.
• Short Historical Sketches of Page County, Virginia and Its People, Volume 2. Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 2005.
• Short Historical Sketches of Page County, Virginia and Its People, Volume 1. Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 2005.
• Gibraltar of the Shenandoah: Civil War Sites and Stories of Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta County, Virginia. Virginia Beach, Va.: The Donning Company Publishers, 2004.
• Avenue of Armies: Civil War Sites and Stories of Luray and Page County, Virginia. Virginia Beach, Va.: The Donning Company Publishers, 2002.
• The 1st and 2nd Stuart Horse Artillery. Appomattox, Va.: H.E. Howard, Inc., 1999.
• Miscellaneous Disbanded Virginia Light Artillery. Appomattox, Va.: H.E. Howard, Inc., 1997.
• Graham’s Petersburg, Jackson’s Kanawha, and Lurty’s Roanoke Horse Artillery. Appomattox, Va.: H.E. Howard, Inc., 1996.
• Chew’s Ashby, Shoemaker’s Lynchburg and the Newtown Artillery. Appomattox, Va.: H.E. Howard, Inc., 1995.
• The Richmond Fayette, Hampden, Thomas, and Blount’s Lynchburg Artillery. Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, Inc., 1991.
• The Charlotteville, Lee Lynchburg and Johnson’s Bedford Artillery. Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, Inc., 1990.
• The Danville, Eighth Star New Market and Dixie Artillery. Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, Inc., 1989.

Magazine Articles

• “Custer and the Shadow Soldiers,” Civil War Times Illustrated XXXIX, No. 1 (March 2000), 28-34, 58.
• “Break out! The capture and adventures of Washington Brown Traweek in Yankeedom and his part in leading up to the daring escape of Confederate prisoners from Elmira, New York,” Civil War Times Illustrated XXIX, No. 5 (Nov./Dec. 1991), 26, 52-54, 56, 59-61.
• “A Matter of Injustice: The Summers-Koontz Incident,” Blue and Gray Magazine (February 1992), 32-34.
• “The 38th Battalion Virginia Light Artillery at Gettysburg,” America’s Civil War (January 2000), 12, 14, 16, 18.

Other Published Works

• Hundreds of articles written for “Heritage and Heraldry” which is a weekly column for the Page News & Courier, Luray, Virginia, 1996-Present.

Most Recent Call for Papers

• “Flaws in the Armor of the Grand Illusion: Dissent, Reluctance, and Disaffection Toward the Confederate Cause in the Central Shenandoah Valley - A Case Study of Page County, Virginia.” Crossroads of War Conference, Catoctin Center for Regional Studies at Frederick Community College, Frederick, Md., October 2006.

Civil War Roundtable Talks

• Rockbridge County CWRT, Harrisonburg CWRT, Rappahannock County CWRT.

Professional Volunteer Activities

• History Committee, Virginia Civil War Trails Program, (1999-2003).
• Education and Interpretation Committee, Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation, (2000-03).

Professional Affiliation

• Society for Technical Communication
• Organization of American Historians
• American Association for State and Local History

History- & Publications-Related Employment

• Editorial Assistant, Journal of Mine Action, Mine Action Information Center, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va., 2007-Present.
• Grants Manager and Development Director, Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia, Staunton, Va., 1999-2002.

Military Service

• United States Navy (Submarine Service, including sea service aboard the U.S.S. Montpelier/SSN-765 from 1993-1996), 1989-1999.
• United States Army (R.O.T.C. & N.C. National Guard), 1985-1988.

Other Related Affiliations

• Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
• Sons of Veterans Reserve