Cooper Wingert

I'm 26, and I am a Civil War historian.

I'm 26, and I am a Civil War historian.

I'm 26, and I am a Civil War historian.

I have. I've been a history buff my whole life. When I was in third grade, my teacher wrote on my report card that I watched too much History Channel. Wow. Held back a year. Enough history! Yeah, which basically meant I couldn't shut up. And then it was a fifth-grade field trip to Gettysburg that really got me onto Civil War, and I haven't really stopped since.

I have. I've been a history buff my whole life. When I was in third grade, my teacher wrote on my report card that I watched too much History Channel. Wow. Held back a year. Enough history! Yeah, which basically meant I couldn't shut up. And then it was a fifth-grade field trip to Gettysburg that really got me onto Civil War, and I haven't really stopped since.

I have. I've been a history buff my whole life. When I was in third grade, my teacher wrote on my report card that I watched too much History Channel. Wow. Held back a year. Enough history! Yeah, which basically meant I couldn't shut up. And then it was a fifth-grade field trip to Gettysburg that really got me onto Civil War, and I haven't really stopped since.

It is. It's really amazing. And I get the chance to lead students on tours there every year. And you can tell not all of them are really into the military history, but I think the human interest stories are really how you get to the students. Like when I lead a tour of, shall I say, older people, they really want to know the nuts and bolts of where was the right flank of the third Alabama.

It is. It's really amazing. And I get the chance to lead students on tours there every year. And you can tell not all of them are really into the military history, but I think the human interest stories are really how you get to the students. Like when I lead a tour of, shall I say, older people, they really want to know the nuts and bolts of where was the right flank of the third Alabama.

It is. It's really amazing. And I get the chance to lead students on tours there every year. And you can tell not all of them are really into the military history, but I think the human interest stories are really how you get to the students. Like when I lead a tour of, shall I say, older people, they really want to know the nuts and bolts of where was the right flank of the third Alabama.

But when you're engaging with high school and college students, it's the human interest stories that like really blow them away at a place like Gettysburg.

But when you're engaging with high school and college students, it's the human interest stories that like really blow them away at a place like Gettysburg.

But when you're engaging with high school and college students, it's the human interest stories that like really blow them away at a place like Gettysburg.

Yeah, I read that when I was very young. It's a good one.

Yeah, I read that when I was very young. It's a good one.

Yeah, I read that when I was very young. It's a good one.

Yeah, absolutely the same for me. I mean, I grew up a little bit north of Gettysburg. So I kind of grew up in an area where Civil War history was, you know, all around me. And then moving to D.C. for grad school, obviously, I'm next to the archives. I'm immersed in history all the time. So almost almost to the point where I take it for granted, but I try not to.

Yeah, absolutely the same for me. I mean, I grew up a little bit north of Gettysburg. So I kind of grew up in an area where Civil War history was, you know, all around me. And then moving to D.C. for grad school, obviously, I'm next to the archives. I'm immersed in history all the time. So almost almost to the point where I take it for granted, but I try not to.

Yeah, absolutely the same for me. I mean, I grew up a little bit north of Gettysburg. So I kind of grew up in an area where Civil War history was, you know, all around me. And then moving to D.C. for grad school, obviously, I'm next to the archives. I'm immersed in history all the time. So almost almost to the point where I take it for granted, but I try not to.

I guess my two hobbies besides, I love reading and writing. I love teaching. That kind of is an extension of my work. So that's a big part of who I am. One of my favorite things professionally that I do is each summer I do a summer program for rising high school seniors. It's aimed at first-generation college students. Ah. So I actually get to live in the dorms with these students.

I guess my two hobbies besides, I love reading and writing. I love teaching. That kind of is an extension of my work. So that's a big part of who I am. One of my favorite things professionally that I do is each summer I do a summer program for rising high school seniors. It's aimed at first-generation college students. Ah. So I actually get to live in the dorms with these students.