Greg Mertz

Greg Mertz retired as supervisory historian at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park in 2021, after a nearly 40-year career in the National Park Service. A frequent contributor to many history publications, he is the founding president of the Rappahannock Valley Civil War Round Table, former vice president of the Brandy Station Foundation and an active and in-demand tour guide.

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