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18 February 2006, Old Alleghany: The Life and Wars of General Ed Johnson has been selected as the
2005 winner of the Douglas Southall Freeman History Award.

"The Douglas Southall Freeman History Award recognizes the author who writes the best work in Southern history published within the last year. The award shall be made for the best published book of high merit in the field of Southern history beginning with the colonial period to the present time."

This prestigious award is in its twenty-first year and is presented by the Military Order of the Stars and Bars.

Previous winners include:
- The 1997 winner was Stonewall Jackson: The Man, The Soldier, The Legend by James I. Robertson, Jr..
- The late Virginius Dabney (Pulitizer prize winner) won it in 1985 for his The Last Review.
- Bob Krick won in 1991 for his Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain.
- Gary W. Gallagher won in 1990 for his editing of Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander.

Upcoming Appearances

15 May 2006, Gregg Clemmer will speak to The Central Delaware Civil War Roundtable on his book Old Alleghany: The Life and Wars of General Ed Johnson, at the Modern Maturity Center, 1121 Forest Avenue, beginning at 6:30pm.

23 June 2006, GC will speak at Bud Robertson's Campaigning with Lee seminar in Staunton, 10:30 at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel.

1-2 July 2006, GC will sign books at the Artists' and Authors' Tent at the 143rd Anniversary Re-enactment of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Recent Past Appearances

10 April 2006, author Gregg Clemmer will address the Rappahannock Valley Civil War Roundtable on his new biography, Old Alleghany: The Life and Wars of General Ed Johnson.

2 March 2006, GC will speak to JEB Stuart Camp 1343, SCV, Midlothian, Virginia, on his book, Old Alleghany: The Life and Wars of General Ed Johnson.

21 February 2006, GC spoke to the Staunton (VA) Rotary Club on his book, Old Alleghany: The Life and Wars of General Ed Johnson.

9 February 2006, GC spoke to the Montgomery County (MD) Civil War Roundtable on his book, Valor in Gray.

14 January 2006, GC spoke to the Pvt. John Wesley Culp Memorial Camp, SCV, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on his book, Valor in Gray.

8 November 2005, GC spoke to the Baltimore Civil War Roundtable on his book, Valor in Gray.

20 June 2005, author Gregg Clemmer spoke to The Central Delaware Civil War Roundtable on his book, Valor in Gray: The Recipients of the Confederate Medal of Honor, at the Modern Maturity Center, 1121 Forrest Avenue, in Dover, beginning at 6.30 pm.

7 May 2005, GC spoke on Confederate General Edward Johnson, 11 am at McDowell Presbyterian Church in McDowell, Virginia, during the battle re-enactment. Booksigning followed.

30 April 2005, GC signed books at Civil War Day at Barnes & Noble, located on The Avenue at White Marsh, Baltimore, Maryland.

9 March 2005, author Gregg Clemmer spoke to the Harper's Ferry Civil War Roundtable on his new biography, Old Alleghany: The Life and Wars of General Ed Johnson.