James Allen Davis -- American Civil War Correspondent/Special Artist

Educational Presentations

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James Allen Davis and his colleague, Clarence J. Lipsey of the New York Times, are available to speak to your school, organization and reenactment on the American Civil War in general and the role of the "Bohemian Brigade," or artists and correspondents, in particular.

Bohemians for hire...

Lipsey far left, Davis far right and two members of the San Gabriel Civil War Round Table, center, June 2007.

Davis and Lipsey will come in field dress (click here to see period photographs) with reproductions of Civil War newspapers and samples of sketches and dispatches as well as bibliographic handouts. The presentation runs from twenty minutes to a half hour with time for questions.

References available upon request.

James Allen Davis in Stanford University student film.

Prior Engagements:

ARDENWOOD FARM STATE PARK, Fremont, CA
FRESNO HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Fresno, CA
SEQUOIA MIDDLE SCHOOL, Bakersfield, CA
BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE, Bakersfield, CA
FREEDOM MIDDLE SCHOOL, Bakersfield, CA
GARCES HIGH SCHOOL, Bakersfield, CA
CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL, Bakersfield, CA
KIWANIS CLUB, Bakersfield, CA
FT. TEJON STATE HISTORICAL PARK, Lebec, CA

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CALICO GHOST TOWN, Yermo, CA
DANA ADOBE STATE HISTORIC SITE, Nipomo, CA
PRADO REGIONAL PARK, Chino, CA
SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH, Las Vegas, NV
LANDIS VALLEY MUSEUM, Lancaster, PA
140th GETTYSBURG REENACTMENT, Gettysburg, PA
140th FRANKLIN REENACTMENT, Spring Hill, TN

RILEY'S FARM, Oak Glen, CA
WOODEN NICKEL RANCH, Menifee, CA
MISSION INN, Riverside, CA
OLD WEST DAYS, Temecula, CA
HUNTINGTON BEACH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Huntington Beach, CA
ORANGE EMPIRE RAILROAD MUSEUM, Perris, CA
MASONIC HALL, Pasadena, CA
SOUTHGATE MIDDLE SCHOOL, Los Angeles, CA
RMS QUEEN MARY, Long Beach, CA
TIERRA REJADA RANCH, Moorpark, CA
ST. CATHERINE'S MILITARY ACADEMY, Anaheim, CA
UNION HOTEL, Los Alamos, CA
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE, Pasadena, CA
ANTIQUE GAS & STEAM ENGINE MUSEUM, Vista, CA
CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE OF THE INLAND EMPIRE, Redlands, CA
ORANGE COUNTY CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE, Huntington Beach, CA

Sample Educational Presentation:

I. Introduction to the "Bohemian Brigade"
II. Review of reproductions of American Civil War newspapers
III. Description of field dress and equipment
IV. Distribution of "Bohemian Brigade" bibliography

Torin Finney as James Allen Davis reading Harper's Weekly with a fellow bohemian.

James Allen Davis and Russ Cochiolo as Charles Palmer a reporter for

The San Francisco Bulletin at the Moorpark Reenactment November 2004.