Bryan S. Bush's Résumé (Curriculum Vitae)

Bryan S. Bush
P. O. Box 807
Fairdale, KY 40118

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Education

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Bachelor of Arts
History and Psychology
Murray State University
1988

Master of History
University of Louisville
2005

Employment

Supervisor, Special Services
Home Depot
2000 to present

Assistant Manager, Director, Curator, Treasurer
Old Bardstown Village / Civil War Museum of the Western Theater
August 1996-April 2000

•  Duties: Gave tours to visitors, tour groups, and school groups of a 10,000 square foot museum, which covered the Civil War in the Western Theater.  Maintained and supervised a Colonial village, which contained six original buildings built from 1780 to 1820.  Maintained the appearance and care of the historical artifacts valued at one million dollars, according to the American Association of Museum guidelines.  Researched all new artifacts brought into the museum, and wrote new descriptions for the new artifacts.  Devised a budget for the year, maintained financial records, made deposits at the end of the day, and ran day-to-day operations of the museum.  Supervised the Battle of Bardstown for two years.

Historical Interpreter
Corydon State Capitol Historic Site
1998

Books

Haunted Battlefields of the South (co-author with Thomas Freese), Schiffer Books, 2010.

Louisville and the Civil War: A History & Guide, Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press, 2008.

Lincoln and the Speeds: The Untold Story of a Devoted and Enduring Friendship, Morley, Missouri: Acclaim Press, 2008.

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Butcher Burbridge: Union General Stephen Burbridge and His Reign of Terror Over Kentucky, Morley, Missouri: Acclaim Press, 2008.

Lloyd Tilghman: Confederate General in the Western Theatre, Morley, Missouri: Acclaim Press, 2006.

Kentucky's Civil War 1861-1865 (contributing author), Clay City, Kentucky: Back Home in Kentucky Press, 2005.

My Dear Mollie: The Civil War Letters of Brig. Gen. Daniel F. Griffin, 38^th Indiana Vol. Infantry, Bedford, Indiana: JoNa Books, October 2002.

Terry's Texas Rangers and the Eighth Texas Cavalry, Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, January 2001.

The Civil War Battles of the Western Theatre, Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, 1998.

Consulted for:

•  A Dual Biography: Lloyd Tilghman and Francis Asbury Shoup, Two Forgotten Confederate Generals, James Raab, Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Southern Heritage Press, 2001.
•  Daughter of Twin Oaks (fiction), Lauraine Snelling, Bloomington, Minnesota: Bethany House Publishers, 2000.

Articles

"Louisville in the Civil War," Kentucky?s Civil War 1860-1865, Vol. V, 2008-2009, Back Home in Kentucky, Inc.

"Union General James S. Jackson," Kentucky?s Civil War 1860-1865, Vol. IV, 2006-2007, Back Home in Kentucky, Inc.

"Nathan Bedford Forrest-First found Fame at Sacramento," Kentucky?s Civil War 1860-1865, Vol. IV, 2006-2007, Back Home in Kentucky, Inc.

"Kentucky Library and Museum-Home of the New Civil War and Southern History Research Center," Kentucky?s Civil War 1860-1865, Vol. IV, 2006-2007, Back Home in Kentucky, Inc.

"Confederate General Leonidas Polk and the collapse of the Confederate command structure in the Western Theater," NU XI Student Historical Journal, Fall 2004, Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, University of Louisville chapter.

"Confederate General Lloyd Tilghman: As a man, a soldier, and a general, he had few, if any, superiors," Kentucky's Civil War 1860-1865, Back Home in Kentucky, Inc., 2003-2004 Edition.

"Battle of Paducah: A raid for clothes, equipment, arms, ammunition and horses." Kentucky's Civil War 1860-1865, Back Home in Kentucky, Inc., 2002-2003 Edition.

"Marcellus Mundy: Colonel With a Conscience," North South Trader's Civil War Magazine, Vol. 30, No. 6, 2004.

"Col. Samuel N. Yeoman, 90^th Ohio Volunteer Infantry," North South Trader's Civil War Magazine, Vol. XXVII, No. 4.

"Brig. Gen. William Woodruff: I Have Done All A Man Can," North South Trader's Civil War Magazine, Vol. XXVI, No. 2.

"Lt. Col. William Bullock: Former Sword Owner Played Key Role In War," Kentucky Civil War Journal, Vol. 1, No. 5, March-April 1997.

"Louisvillian Quit Despite Role At Stone?s River," Kentucky Civil War Journal, Vol. 1, No. 5, February 1997.

Interviewed for:

•  Corydon Democrat, Corydon, Indiana, May 14, 2003, "History Scholar compiles Griffin's Civil War Reports."
•  The Western Kentucky News, Paducah, Kentucky, March 4-10, 1999, Debbie Burnette: "Speculation: What if Kentucky had gone the other way?"

Historical Consultant

130^th Anniversary of Appomattox — 1995
Lecturer, Advisory Committee
Floyd County Museum, New Albany, Indiana

"How Soldiers Were Made": The 38^th Indiana Infantry during the Civil War
Lecturer, Contributor
Carnegie Center for Art and History, New Albany, Indiana

"The 138^th Anniversary of the Battle of Corydon"
Display Organizer, Artifacts Consultant, Battle Re-enactment Coordinator
The Department of Natural Resources and the Indiana State Historic of Corydon, Indiana

"The 140^th Anniversary of the Battle of Corydon"
Display Organizer, Artifacts Consultant, Battle Re-enactment Coordinator
The Department of Natural Resources and the Indiana State Historic Site of Corydon, Indiana

Great Battles of the Civil War: The Glory and Heartache of the Battles that Changed War Forever, 1861-1865 — 2002
Film Consultant
Madacy Entertainment, Athenaeum Productions

Civil War Roundtables

Former Vice President — Bardstown/Perryville Civil War Roundtable
Former Member of the Fort Duffield, Kentucky Heritage Committee
Member of the Louisville Civil War Roundtable

Civil War Living Historian

Certified Civil War Artillerist with the North South Skirmishers Association
Former Member of the Civil War Surgeons Society

Other Organization Memberships

Louisville Historical League, member of Board of Directors
Old Bardstown Village / Civil War Museum of the Western Theater, member of Board of Directors
The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels

Symposiums and Lectures

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References will be provided upon request.