Derek Maxfield

Three Nights in Virginia

After months of touring to promote Man of Fire, which debuted this past March, Derek Maxfield took to the road in a tour dedicated to the promotion of his first book, Hellmira: The Union’s Most Infamous Civil War Prison Camp – Elmira, NY. The first evening’s book talk was hosted by the Roanoke Civil WarContinue reading “Three Nights in Virginia”

Author Presents New Emerging Civil War Book to Veteran Living History Performers

Many years in the making, the recently published book The Civil War and Pop Culture: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War, edited by Jon Tracey and Chris Mackowski, features a series of essays by a wide range of historians reflecting on the depiction of the Civil War in theContinue reading “Author Presents New Emerging Civil War Book to Veteran Living History Performers”

Talkin’ Sherman in Charlottesville

I had the honor of talking to the Charlottesville Civil War Round Table in Virginia recently as their first in-person guest in over three years (COVID, of course). The group meets in the splendid Rotunda Room at Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge. The one hour event was preceded by a lovely dinner, thanks toContinue reading “Talkin’ Sherman in Charlottesville”

Book Talk and Signing at “Gettysburg Acts of Valor” Event in June

Author Derek Maxfield sits outside at a table under a tent. A stack of Hellmira books and a stack of Man of Fire books are on the table in front of him.

In celebration of the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, I attended the “Gettysburg Acts of Valor” event from June 23-25, a three-day re-enactment hosted by the Patriots of the Civil War Association. I had the pleasure of speaking for a lively audience about my book Man of Fire, a biography of General WilliamContinue reading “Book Talk and Signing at “Gettysburg Acts of Valor” Event in June”

Man of Fire Tour Begins with Book Launch at GOART!

Here Comes General Sherman

As part of its Spring 2022 slate of new books, the Emerging Civil War Series, published by Savas Beatie, has announced the publication of Man of Fire: William Tecumseh Sherman in the Civil War by Derek D. Maxfield. Man of Fire is Maxfield’s second book. During the pandemic, ECW released HELLMIRA: The Union’s Most Infamous Civil War Prison CampContinue reading “Here Comes General Sherman”

Derek Maxfield on C-SPAN

Episode Celebrates Associate Professor’s First Book! BATAVIA, NY (09/09/2020) Genesee Community College Associate Professor of History, Derek D. Maxfield will be on C-SPAN Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 6 p.m. sharing what his research has uncovered about the excruciating conditions at a POW camp, right here, in Elmira, NY. Maxfield became an expert on the subject whileContinue reading “Derek Maxfield on C-SPAN”