Shane Makowicki

PhD candidate at Texas A&M studying 19th century military history, and the Civil War in North Carolina. What we do in this life, echoes in eternity...Gig Em!

[Steven Beynon @StevenBeynon]

Today - Biden will honor two Civil War privates with the Medal of Honor who stole a Confederate train to wreck infrastructure in the South.

https://t.co/XobgebblA9

[Shane Makowicki @ShaneAndYellow]

@CivilWarTrails Im working on it…just need a bit longer to finish the dissertation haha. Kinston Battlefield (+Southwest Creek) is modest but well worth the trip. Good CWT signs there at Harriet’s Chapel and Jones Bridge site over the Neuse

[Shane Makowicki @ShaneAndYellow]

@djdinzz @JJBE27 Lmao if you’re on the other side of that…

[Shane Makowicki @ShaneAndYellow]

@DocWeather7 @IanKenyonNFL Zimmer here is basically every girl I tried to ask out in high school

[Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith]

1. Today marks the anniversary of perhaps the most important date in US history. #OTD in 1783, General #GeorgeWashington surrendered his commission to #Congress. In doing so, he preserved civilian supremacy and preserved the ideals of the #AmericanRevolution.

[Shane Makowicki @ShaneAndYellow]

@DocWeather7 @barstoolsports “This is why you can’t let a G5 school in”…See, sometimes internet comments actually are gold ha

[Shane Makowicki @ShaneAndYellow]

@DocWeather7 @djdinzz @espn @Realrclark25 There are only two groups of people that argue the opposite side of this (and they both lack credibility):

1) people who never played a contact sport in their life
2) people whose favorite team just did it

[SUVCW National HQ @SUVCW]

Gen. Edward Wild’s raid of #ElizabethCityNC in Dec. 1863, when about 2,000 Black #USArmy soldiers set free hundreds of enslaved North Carolinians, is getting new recognition. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
#SUVCW #CivilWarHistory #CW160 #USCT #veterans ⁦@transcribe_usct⁩ https://t.co/JCFJ2rIqZm

[Shane Makowicki @ShaneAndYellow]

@civilwarhiker I really need to do a full dedicated South Mountain day

[Shane Makowicki @ShaneAndYellow]

@Chris_Bishop First year grad school. Turned in a second draft, trying to make corrections. professor read it & told me he was “more convinced of my argument after the first draft.” Tough burn

Really like the prof & still have a good relationship. Sometimes, just have to laugh & keep writing

[Shane Makowicki @ShaneAndYellow]

@HamptonNewsome @CivilWarTrails @TownofBeaufort Looks awesome! I really wanted to spend some time in Beaufort and in New Bern this summer, but pandemic put the NC fellowship on hold. I can’t wait to get back out there and work in trips to Roanoke Island/Hatteras. Too much teaching/writing, not enough experiencing haha

[Shane Makowicki @ShaneAndYellow]

“Nobody ever heard of a Quarter-master in history, as such, or in relating any brilliant action”

Happy Independence Day, Nathanael Greene. The Continental Army lives forever

[Shane Makowicki @ShaneAndYellow]

@DocWeather7 @OneBillsLive That’s not nice, Im a Chiefs fan though, you already know this #winning

[Texas A&M University @TAMU]

Remembering the lives of those we lost 19 years ago. #NeverForget

[Shane Makowicki @ShaneAndYellow]

@DIveyREPORTER And the aquarium, which is awesome in its own right! Enjoyed that trip

[Shane Makowicki @ShaneAndYellow]

A superb account of an oft-overlooked but fascinating campaign with effects that reverberated far beyond the NC coast! And ya gotta love the top-notch maps, too

[UConn Men's Basketball @UConnMBB]

Rest easy, Sticks. Husky Forever. 💔

[Ballislife.com @Ballislife]

RIP Sticks!

[Shane Makowicki @ShaneAndYellow]

@AMRiotto @Miss_Bellatrix Great to hear, they certainly formed the nucleus of the 48th. I have several archival collections and some additional sources you may find useful (if you haven’t already discovered them, of course). Just say the word!