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Gary W. Gallagher

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Gary W. Gallagher
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Gary William Gallagher (born October 8, 1950) is an American historian specializing in the history of the American Civil War. Gallagher in 2024 was the John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia.[3] He produced a lecture series on the American Civil War for The Great Courses lecture series.

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Life and career

Gallagher received a Bachelor of Arts from Adams State College in 1972. He then did graduate study in history at the University of Texas at Austin, receiving a Master of Arts in 1977 and a Ph.D. in 1982. He was a professor of history at Pennsylvania State University from 1986 to 1998, when he joined the faculty at the University of Virginia.

He is the presenter of a series entitled The American Civil War. These lectures are available in video from The Great Courses. They are also available in audio only format on Audible. He both wrote and presented the lecture series as part of The Great Courses. The series has 48 lectures, 30 minute each, with 24 hours of lectures in total.

In 2021, Gallagher received The Lincoln Forum's Richard Nelson Current Award of Achievement.[4]

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Works

Authored Books

Edited books

  • The Antietam Campaign. University of North Carolina Press. 1999. ISBN 9780807824818.
  • Three Days at Gettysburg: Essays on Confederate and Union Leadership. Kent State University Press. 1999. ISBN 9780873386296.
  • Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander. University of North Carolina Press. 2000. ISBN 9780807882344.
  • with Alan T. Nolan: The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History. Indiana University Press. 2000. ISBN 0253338220.
  • The Wilderness Campaign. University of North Carolina Press. 2006. ISBN 9780807857854.
  • Chancellorsville: The Battle and Its Aftermath. University of North Carolina Press. 2012. ISBN 9780807835906.
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