What is Ed Bearss?
[[File:Ed Bearss 2005.jpg|thumb|Bearss leading a tour at [[Gettysburg National Military Park]] (July 2005)]] '''Edwin Cole Bearss''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɑr|s}}; June 26, 1923 – September 15, 2020) was an American military historian and writer. He was a [[United States Marine Corps]] veteran of [[World War II]]. He was known for his work on the [[American Civil War]] and World War II eras. He was a tour guide of historic battlefields for The Smithsonian Associates and was Chief Historian of the [[National Park Service]] from 1981 to 1994. He was born in [[Billings, Montana]]. Bearss died at his home in [[Arlington, Virginia]] on September 15, 2020 at the age of 97.<ref>[https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2020/09/ed-bearss-past-chief-historian-national-park-service-dies-97 Ed Bearss, Past Chief Historian Of National Park Service, Dies At 97]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bearss, Ed}} [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American historians]] [[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] [[Category:Writers from Montana]] [[Category:People from Billings, Montana]] [[Category:Military people from Montana]] [[Category:United States Marine Corps personnel]] {{US-bio-stub}}