About Fred Adolphus
Fred has been passionate about the Confederacy since the early 1960s. His grandfather, Ray Cooke, sparked his interest in the Civil War with Centennial toy soldiers. The author fondly recalls his grandfather intoning, “Our people were the gray ones, the Southerners.” His father, Judge Jim Adolphus, fanned those childhood sparks by providing Fred with books about the Confederacy and by attending Sons of Confederate Veterans meetings in Houston, Texas. Fred eventually focused his historical interest on Confederate uniforms, especially those of the Trans-Mississippi Confederacy.
Fred is a native Texan from Houston. He graduated from New Mexico Military Institute, received a history degree from Texas A&M, and, more recently, a masters degree in American Strategic Culture from Louisiana State University. His military service included an assignment with the 49th Armored Division, Texas National Guard, followed by an active duty tour in Germany as a field artillery officer. He is retired after a 39-year career as a Department of the Army civilian, 26 of those years as a museum professional. Fred worked at seven Army museums during his career, and as a director at the last four.
Fred now concentrates on historical writing and public speaking, museum consultation and artifact restoration, and militaria. His writing projects include those of his website and his German language, soldier biographies. Fred spends most of his time in Germany, his adopted homeland, and the place that his grandkids live! There, he renovates his 1848-vintage farmhouse, hikes in the enchanting Pfälzerwald with friends, and attends occasional reenactments. Nonetheless, he frequently visits his native Texas and Southland. Fred is life member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the National Rifle Association, a member of the Company of Military Historians, and he has served on many local historic boards as a consultant and honorary curator.
Fred is a native Texan from Houston. He graduated from New Mexico Military Institute, received a history degree from Texas A&M, and, more recently, a masters degree in American Strategic Culture from Louisiana State University. His military service included an assignment with the 49th Armored Division, Texas National Guard, followed by an active duty tour in Germany as a field artillery officer. He is retired after a 39-year career as a Department of the Army civilian, 26 of those years as a museum professional. Fred worked at seven Army museums during his career, and as a director at the last four.
Fred now concentrates on historical writing and public speaking, museum consultation and artifact restoration, and militaria. His writing projects include those of his website and his German language, soldier biographies. Fred spends most of his time in Germany, his adopted homeland, and the place that his grandkids live! There, he renovates his 1848-vintage farmhouse, hikes in the enchanting Pfälzerwald with friends, and attends occasional reenactments. Nonetheless, he frequently visits his native Texas and Southland. Fred is life member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the National Rifle Association, a member of the Company of Military Historians, and he has served on many local historic boards as a consultant and honorary curator.
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