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James M. McPherson

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James M. McPherson

Born October 11, 1936

James M. McPherson (born October 11, 1936) is an American historian specializing in the Civil War; winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1989 for *Battle Cry of Freedom*.

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What They Fought for 1861-1865

What They Fought for 1861-1865

The War that Forged a Nation

The War that Forged a Nation

Embattled rebel

Embattled rebel

The Historian behind the History: Conversations with Southern Historians

The Historian behind the History: Conversations with Southern Historians

2014
The Civil War Diary of Gideon Welles, Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy: The Original Manuscript Edition

The Civil War Diary of Gideon Welles, Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy: The Original Manuscript Edition

2014
War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865

War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865

2012
Abraham Lincoln: A Presidential Life

Abraham Lincoln: A Presidential Life

2009
Tried by War

Tried by War

2008
Fur die Freiheit sterben

Fur die Freiheit sterben

2008
This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War

This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War

2007
The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom:The Civil War Era

The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom:The Civil War Era

2003
Gettysburg Battlefield: The Definitive Illustrated History

Gettysburg Battlefield: The Definitive Illustrated History

2003

with David J. Eicher and Lee Vande Visse

Hallowed Ground

Hallowed Ground

2003
Fields of Fury: The American Civil War

Fields of Fury: The American Civil War

2002
Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam: The Battle that Changed the Course of the Civil War

Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam: The Battle that Changed the Course of the Civil War

2002

with Nelson Runger

The American Heritage New History of the Civil War

The American Heritage New History of the Civil War

2001

with Bruce Catton

Days of Destiny: Crossroads in American History

Days of Destiny: Crossroads in American History

2001
Ordeal by Fire, Vol 2, The Civil War

Ordeal by Fire, Vol 2, The Civil War

2000
Encyclopedia of Civil War Biographies

Encyclopedia of Civil War Biographies

2000
To the Best of My Ability

To the Best of My Ability

2000
Writing the Civil War

Writing the Civil War

1998

with William James Cooper (Jr.)

For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War

For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War

1997
Drawn with the Sword: Reflections on the American Civil War

Drawn with the Sword: Reflections on the American Civil War

1996
Liberty, Equality, Power: A History of the American People, Concise Edition

Liberty, Equality, Power: A History of the American People, Concise Edition

1996
The Atlas of the Civil War

The Atlas of the Civil War

1994
The Class of 1846: From West Point to Appomattox : Stonewall Jackson, George McClellan and Their Brothers

The Class of 1846: From West Point to Appomattox : Stonewall Jackson, George McClellan and Their Brothers

1994

with John C. Waugh

Ordeal by Fire: The coming of war

Ordeal by Fire: The coming of war

1993
Ordeal by Fire, Vol 1, The Coming of War

Ordeal by Fire, Vol 1, The Coming of War

1988
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

1984
Abraham Lincoln and the second American Revolution

Abraham Lincoln and the second American Revolution

1983
Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction

Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction

1982

with James Hogue

Marching Toward Freedom: Blacks in the Civil War 1861-1865

Marching Toward Freedom: Blacks in the Civil War 1861-1865

1965
The Negro's Civil War

The Negro's Civil War

1965
American Heritage History of the Civil War

American Heritage History of the Civil War

1960

with Bruce Catton

Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War: Civil War Poems

Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War: Civil War Poems

1866

with Herman Melville and Helen Vendler