Andrew Duppstadt on "North Carolina's Naval Raiders 1700-1865

As I said, i would have liked  to have been there to hear his talk and talk with him.  We have a lot in common.

He will talk about Ottway Burns, a privateer, and Johnston Blakely, USN, both in the War of 1812.  And then there were all  those blockade runners during the Civil War.  Hood topic.

And, Mr. Duppstadt knows what he is talking about and has been fortunate enough to get a job/jobs where he gets to work with his interests.

He is the Program Development and Training Officer, and Historic Weapons Coordinator for the North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites, North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.  he has a BA and MA in history from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.  Also, he is the Assistant Curator of Education for the N.C. Division of State Historic Sites.

At one time he had a very interesting and informative blog called Civil War Navy, the History Profession and Other Historical Musings.  Sadly, he does not keep it going anymore.

--Old B-Runner