Our Staff

Andy

Andy was born and raised in New Haven, Connecticut. As a young boy growing up he had two passions, his faith and the Civil War. In September of 1979 Andy decided he wanted to be an infantryman like his Civil War heroes, so he joined the United States Marine Corps. Read More »

Bob

Bob is an avid student of American military history with multiple interests including the Founding Fathers, the War Between the States, and World War Two aviation. His interest in history began with American Civil War articles published in Life Magazine during Centennial anniversary of the war. Read More »

Dana

Dana was raised in Gettysburg and began working at The Horse Soldier during college in 1991. After graduating in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in Commercial Tourism from Penn State University she worked full time for The Horse Soldier. Read More »

Flip

Flip Fazenbaker is a lifelong resident of Gettysburg. He attended Gettysburg High School and upon graduation he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served a tour in Vietnam from 1968-69. After he was discharged he attended Harrisburg Area Community College where he was awarded an associate degree in criminal justice. Read More »

Teresa

Teresa was born and raised in Gettysburg. She graduated from Gettysburg Area High School. She started working at The Horse Soldier in July 2010. Read More »

John

John Peterson joined the Horse Soldier staff in 2000. In years prior he managed the Farnsworth House book shop, and was a sales associate with the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chicago and The Military Bookman in New York. Read More »

Lisa

Lisa was born and grew up in Erie, PA (home of Colonel Strong Vincent, one of the heroes of Little Round Top). A lifelong, deep interest in Civil War history, and history in general, and a love of the Gettysburg area, prompted her to relocate to Adams County. Read More »

Pat

Pat Small is a lifelong resident of Gettysburg, PA. A graduate of Gettysburg High School, she married her husband Chet and raised five children. She has been a vital part of The Horse Soldier from its beginning in 1971. Read More »

Rose

Rose was born at Mt. Savage in western Maryland. She graduated from Frostburg High School. Gettysburg has been Rose's home for about 40 years. She is married to her husband Stanley and has 8 children and 13 grandchildren. She has worked at The Horse Soldier for 14 years and before that she managed Das Gift Haus. Read More »

Sam

Maurice "Sam" Small began his study and acquisition of artifacts from the American Civil War at a young age. Raised in a small house across from the Sherfy Farm on the Gettysburg Battlefield, he and his siblings spent many summers walking the woods, streams and farms on the battlefield. Read More »

Wes

Being a native of Gettysburg, Wes is the youngest of five children born to Pat & Chet Small. He is a graduate of Gettysburg High School, Class of 1980, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from York College of Pennsylvania in 1984. Read More »

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