Officers
2005-2008
Civil War Dealers and Collectors Association
Albert C. Eisenberg (Executive Director)
817 N. Irving Street
Arlington, Virginia 22201
(703) 276-9414
Board of Directors:
President - Steve Sylvia
Publisher of North South Trader's Civil War. Owner of J.S. Mosby Antiques and Artifacts and Civil War show promoter. (Orange, Virginia)
Vice President - Harry Ridgeway
"The Civil War Relicman," Relic dealer for over 35 years. (Winchester, Virginia)
Vice President - OPEN
To be appointed by the Board of Directors.
Secretary - Jim Stanley
Collector since 1978. Widely respected dealer and owner of Jim Stanley Associates. (Ft. Wayne, IN)
Treasurer - Dean Thomas
Renowned Civil War collector, relic hunter, historian, show promoter, author and publisher. (Gettysburg, PA)
Ethics Chair - Olin Shotwell
CWDCA asst. website administrator and owner of Shotwell's Antiques and Civil War Memorabilia. (Bloomsburg, PA)
Legal Chair - Brian Adams
Civil War collector and enthusiast. Attorney. (Richmond, VA)
Information Technology - Carson Jenkins, Jr.
Principal, GrayCat Systems, Inc. Information systems designer for Fortune 500 companies, Federal Government and numerous Civil War related websites utilized by dealers and collectors. (Melbourne Beach, FL)
At Large - Lewis Leigh
Northern Virginia Attorney. Pioneer in the hobby of Civil War collecting. (Leesburg, VA)
At Large - Shannon Pritchard
Dealer and collector for over 30 years. Owner of Old South Military Antiques. (Studley, VA)
Task Forces & Associated Board Members:
Membership (Jim Stanley)
Recruitment and retention of members of the association.
Dealers (OPEN)
Defining the interests of dealers.
Collectors (Brian Adams)
Defining the interests of collectors.
E-bay (Olin Shotwell)
Interface with Ebay and other internet sources.
Authentication (Harry Ridgeway)
Develop of guidelines to help verify validity.
Shows (Dean Thomas/Lewis Leigh)
Work with promoters to make shows better for dealers and collectors.
Relic Hunting (Steve Sylvia)
Issues and promotion of relic hunting.
Advisory Committee:
The Board of Directors shall appoint an Advisory Committee of no fewer than 10 members and no greater than 20 members. The members of the Advisory Committee shall be made up of a combination of senior dealers, historians, and representatives of the museum field. The Advisory Committee advises the Board and the association on how to benefit the profession as well as the promote the preservation of Civil War artifacts and memorabilia.
Current Advisory Committee Members:
Waite Rawls -- Executive Director, Museum of the Confederacy (Richmond, VA)
Wilson Greene -- Executive Director, Pamplin Park (Petersburg, VA)
James Lighthizer -- President, Civil War Preservation Trust (Washington, DC)
Anna Holloway -- (CWDCA Member) Curator of Monitor Center, Mariner’s Museum (Newport News, VA)
Butch Holcombe -- (CWDCA Member) Publisher of American Digger and owner of Greybird Relics (Acworth, GA)
