Maddie Ulman
Maddie Ulman is a Senior from Moorestown, New Jersey who is majoring in History and minoring in Civil War Era Studies and Public History. She is a member of Phi Alpha Theta, the national honors history society, a Co-Editor in Chief for both the Gettysburg College of the Civil War Era and the Gettysburg College Historical Journal, and a Peer Learning Associate for the History Department. She is also the Student Office Assistant at the Civil War Institute and assists in operating the CWI’s social media. Previously, Maddie has served as the Brian C. Pohanka Intern at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park and Musselman Library’s Special Collections & College Archives. During the summer of 2025, Maddie was the first Brian C. Pohanka Intern at the National Archives and Records Administration, where she worked on processing and rehousing a collection of documents from Record Group 85: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. During the spring of 2025, Maddie spent a semester abroad in Rome, Italy, where she took classes in art conservation and art history, which culminated in the creation of a fresco painting using historical techniques.
Michael Cox
Michael Cox is a Junior from Harford County, Maryland, less than an hour north of Baltimore. He is a History and Political Science double major with a minor in Civil War Era Studies. In his first year as a Fellow, Michael was delighted to assist in the continued development of the Voices From Gettysburg database. On campus, he is the Vice President of Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, a member of the Guided Pathways Advisory Board, and a Reviewer for the Journal of the Civil War Era. He is excited to take on a new role this fall as a Peer Learning Associate for the Political Science Department. This past summer, Michael attended a study trip to the American South with the Eisenhower Institute to learn more about the Civil Rights Movement. He also completed a nine-week internship with Gettysburg College Special Collections and College Archives.
Michael Aaron
Michael Aaron is a Senior from Clarion County, Pennsylvania, a small town an hour north of Pittsburgh. He is a History and Anthropology double major with a double minor in Civil War Era Studies and Public History. During his time at Gettysburg, he has been involved with the Civil War Institute Fellows program since freshman year. He has created a small program on the Louisiana Monument and most recently worked transcribing and explaining letters from civil war soldiers printed in newspapers on the Voices from Gettysburg website. He has also interned at the Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center and Gettysburg College Special Collections through the Civil War Institute Funded Internship Program. Outside of CWI, Michael had a paper published in the Gettysburg College Journal of the Civil War Era and is an editor for both that journal and the Gettysburg Historical Journal. Michael is also in the Gettysburg Historical Society, Gettysburg Archaeology Club, and Exec in Gettysburg Model United Nations along with a Peer Learning Assistant for the History Department. Michael is excited to learn more from CWI staff and do more work with the Civil War in general in his final year.
Marcy Zimmer
Marcy Zimmer is a junior from Milwaukee, Wisconsin who is majoring in history and minoring in Civil War Era Studies and Public History. Marcy interned through the Funded Internship Program at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park and Antietam National Battlefield last summer. She is an avid member of the College's reenacting club and is in her second year as a Civil War Fellow. She published several articles about the Civil War with a variety of organizations such as Military Images and Savas Beatie. Marcy hopes to take her passion for the Civil War and public history into a career with the National Park Service.
Chris Busby
Chris Busby is a Senior from Burlington, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. He is a History and War Studies double major with a minor in Political Science and Civil War Era Studies. Chris has been a Brian C. Pohanka Intern for three summers. He worked within the Interpretation Division at Antietam National Battlefield in 2023 and Gettysburg National Military Park in 2024. This past summer, Chris interned at Adams County Historical Society as a member of the curatorial team. He is excited to contribute to the CWI Fellows program for his final year at Gettysburg.
Harlyn Gray
Harlyn Gray is a Junior at Gettysburg College from upstate New York. She grew up in both New York and Colorado, moving back to New York after being accepted to Gettysburg. She is majoring in History and Anthropology. Harlyn currently serves as the president of the 26th Pennsylvania College Guard (also known as the College’s Civil War Reenacting Club). This past summer, she interned at her local Historical Society in Yates County, New York. As a freshman, she was part of the CWI’S First Year Experience Program, and is excited to continue learning and engaging in more programming with the Institute.
Brandon Fey
Brandon Fey is a junior from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pursuing a double major in History and International Affairs with planned minors in French and Economics. He has worked as a historical interpreter at Washington Crossing Historic Park in Bucks County, PA, and as a tilemaker and tour guide at the historic Moravian Pottery and Tileworks in Doylestown. He also has experience working as a program staffer at the Founding Forward civics organization in Valley Forge. Over the summer of 2025, Brandon became a volunteer park ambassador at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. At Gettysburg College, he serves as News Editor of the Gettysburgian, an associate editor of the Gettysburg College Journal of the Civil War Era, and a Peer Research Mentor in the Musselman Library.
Julia Ciccone
Julia Ciccone is a Sophomore from Lawrenceville, New Jersey planning to major in History with a minor in Public History. This past summer she learned so much as a Brian C. Pohanka Intern with Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. Outside of the CWI, she is currently the Editor for Sigma Alpha Iota, the school’s music fraternity. She is also an active member of the Bullets Marching Band, Symphony Band, and Gettysburg College Historical Society. She has also volunteered for her local historical society creating youth programming, flyers, and documentaries.
Grace Dies
Grace Dies is a Sophomore from Akron, Ohio. She is a Music major and a Public History minor with a planned double major in Anthropology. This past summer, Grace was a Brian C. Pohanka Intern at the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites in Hyde Park, New York. During her internship, she worked with the interpretation division to give public tours of FDR's home, and she studied disability history. At Gettysburg, Grace is an active member of the Sunderman Conservatory of Music, playing flute/piccolo in five ensembles this semester. She also works for the Conservatory as a Music Ambassador and a Concert Stage Manager. Grace is excited to learn more from the CWI this year!