Civil war authors biography project
•
Speaker Biographies
Judkin Browning is Professor of military history at Appalachian State University, where he fryst vatten the director of graduate studies in history. He has most recently co-authored An Environmental History of the Civil War (University of North Carolina Press, forthcoming ), with Timothy Silver. He has also written Shifting Loyalties: The Union Occupation of Eastern North Carolina, () and The Seven Days' Battles: The War Begins Anew ().
Peter S. Carmichael is the Director of the Civil War Institute and the Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies at Gettysburg College. He currently teaches courses on the Civil War and Reconstruction, the American South, and public history. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles, essays, and three books: Lee’s Young Artillerist: William R.J. Pegram (University of Virginia Press, ), The gods Generation: ung Virginians in Peace, War, and Reunion (University of North Carolina Press, ),
•
New E-Biography Series
(Carlisle, PA) The House Divided Project at Dickinson College is launching a new e-book series that features short biographies of underrated figures from Civil War era history. Forgotten Abolitionist: John A.J. Creswell of Maryland by John M. Osborne and Christine Bombaro is the first offering in this series, currently available for free download via Smashwords.
&#;The story John Creswell is a good example of what this new e-biography series might be able to accomplish,&#; claims project director Matthew Pinsker. &#;He is an unknown figure today, but could be used in any classroom in America to help illustrate the revolutionary changes wrought by the Civil War. Creswell was a former Democratic politician from a border slave state, who developed into a leading advocate for abolition while serving in Congress during the conflict and then later became an important Republican cabinet officer during Reconstruction. He was one of the pivotal figures in Janua
•
History Research
Overview resources such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, almanacs, and biographical compilations are helpful reference tools providing summaries and background information, definitions, facts, biographic information, and more. Individual entries often include a bibliography and cross-listings that refer to related terms or articles elsewhere in the resource. These types of works can prove helpful in narrowing research topics or in fostering ideas for potential research topics. Look up encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference books with keyword searches in the library catalog by adding a term like "encyclopedia" or "dictionary" to the keyword phrase search.
Following are selected reference resources, which either focus solely on the United States Civil War or have well-developed entries on the Civil War within the work.
The Oxford Companion to United States history Editor in Chief, Paul S. Boyer, New York, NY: Oxfo