About Our Speakers
Jeffrey Addicott
Robert E.L. Krick
Robert E.L. Krick
Lt. Colonel (US Army, Ret.) Jeffrey Addicott, J.D., LL.M., S.J.D., is Professor of Law and Director of the Warrior Defense Project
at St. Mary’s School of Law. He spent 20 years on active duty as an officer in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, and
five years as a senior legal adviser to the U.S. Army Special Forces.
As an intern
Lt. Colonel (US Army, Ret.) Jeffrey Addicott, J.D., LL.M., S.J.D., is Professor of Law and Director of the Warrior Defense Project
at St. Mary’s School of Law. He spent 20 years on active duty as an officer in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, and
five years as a senior legal adviser to the U.S. Army Special Forces.
As an internationally recognized expert in national security law,
he has delivered more than 1,000 speeches and participates in
professional and academic organizations in the U.S. and abroad.
He is a frequent contributor to national and international news
outlets such as FOX News, CNN, BBC, New York Times, Wall
Street Journal and Washington Post. His latest book is Trampling Union Terror: Riders of the Second Alabama Cavalry.
Robert E.L. Krick
Robert E.L. Krick
Robert E.L. Krick
Robert E.L. “Bobby” Krick has lived or worked on Civil War battlefields almost continuously since 1972. He grew up on the Chancellorsville Battlefield near Fredericksburg and graduated from Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg with a degree in history. He has worked in various historical capacities at several battlefields, inclu
Robert E.L. “Bobby” Krick has lived or worked on Civil War battlefields almost continuously since 1972. He grew up on the Chancellorsville Battlefield near Fredericksburg and graduated from Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg with a degree in history. He has worked in various historical capacities at several battlefields, including Little Big Horn Battlefield National Monument in Montana and Manassas National Battlefield Park. In 1991, he became a historian at Richmond National Battlefield Park. Krick is widely published on Civil War topics. His first book, The Fortieth Virginia Infantry, was a unit history, and in 2003, the University of North Carolina Press published Staff Officers in Gray, a biographical register of the Army of Northern Virginia’s staff officers.
D. Jonathan White
Robert E.L. Krick
D. Jonathan White
Jonathan White is a Virginian, whose family has been in the Old Dominion since 1623. He spent 25 years in the US Army, mostly in Special Forces. In 2007, he walked Jackson’s Valley Campaign, 387 miles in 35 days. He holds four master’s degrees and earned his PhD at the University of Alabama in 2017. He has taught at Virginia Tech
Jonathan White is a Virginian, whose family has been in the Old Dominion since 1623. He spent 25 years in the US Army, mostly in Special Forces. In 2007, he walked Jackson’s Valley Campaign, 387 miles in 35 days. He holds four master’s degrees and earned his PhD at the University of Alabama in 2017. He has taught at Virginia Tech, Radford University, Liberty University, and VMI. He currently lives in the Shenandoah Valley.
Bill Potter
Robert E.L. Krick
D. Jonathan White
Bill Potter is a reoccurring favorite speaker the event. An experienced historian and avid bibliophile, Bill Potter combines a lifelong study of American history with an uncommon ability to captivate audiences of all ages as he traces the providential acts of God throughout the ages. Mr. Potter has taught history in high schools and
Bill Potter is a reoccurring favorite speaker the event. An experienced historian and avid bibliophile, Bill Potter combines a lifelong study of American history with an uncommon ability to captivate audiences of all ages as he traces the providential acts of God throughout the ages. Mr. Potter has taught history in high schools and colleges, has led many tours of American and European historical sites and brings to each event a wealth of experience and knowledge. An experienced researcher and writer, Mr. Potter possesses a practical knowledge of antiquarian books, documents, and artifacts and has published several short books and has penned many articles and book reviews for publication. Bill has earned a well-deserved reputation as a man gifted in communicating the story of God’s providential hand in American history.