Jeffrey S. Williams is a writer and member of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force that was authorized by Governor

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in April 2011. Williams, a

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in the

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, is also the 2009 recipient of the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command's Print Journalist of the Year Award. From 2002–2004, he served in Kuwait, Oman, and Iraq, and left the

in May 2012. He also serves as the International Editor for Sportspage Magazine and covers the

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and the

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on his regular assignment beats. He founded Antietam Creek Entertainment and Antietam Creek Press in September 2012.

Education

He graduated from

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, in 1989, and applied for the

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but was not accepted. He received his

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in history from Concordia University (St. Paul) in December 2011. While at Concordia, Williams won the Kaden Award for Best Short Story by the school's English Department for his work, "Chimneyville." In February 2010, it was announced that he is working on a biography of

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player Howard Johnson (American football) but there has been no further word of a release date. As of April 2013, Williams is pursuing a Master of Arts Degree in History at

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. In January 2015, Williams was working concurrently on his Master of Arts Degree in History and a

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at Concordia University (St. Paul).Iwo Jima: '36 days of hell'
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profile states that he was born July 28, 1971, in Washington, D.C. In a January 2014 lecture at the

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, historical society, he admitted that his goals as a youth were to become an

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and

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but is now content lecturing on the history of the

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. His

, historical society lecture in January 2015 covered the

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Writing

His first book, Muskets and Memories: A Modern Man's Journey through the Civil War, was released in print on April 4, 2013. The book is described as follows: The story of the American Civil War as told through the eyes of a veteran Civil War reenactor and historian. By mixing the modern reenactment narrative with historical facts, the author presents a fresh examination of the war, along with its causes and consequences.

References

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