Welcome
The Society of Civil War Historians (SCWH) is an association of scholars dedicated to exploring slavery, the sectional crisis, Civil War, emancipation, and reconstruction roughly from the 1830s through 1880. The society also looks at the legacies of the conflict that continue to have an impact on society today. SCWH’s mission is to encourage scholarly activity and academic exchange among historians, graduate students, and professionals who interpret history in museums, national parks, archives, and other public facilities. SCWH’s goal is to bring greater coherence to the historical field by encouraging the integration of social, military, political, and other forms of history and generally to promote the study of the Civil War era.
News
*The Ulysses S. Grant Association announces that its Grant Collection, hosted by Mississippi State University since 2008, is now the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library. The Presidential Library consists of copies of Grant’s correspondence, editorial notes used in the editing of the 32 volumes of the Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, 5,000 monographs, scrapbooks, photographs and prints, and a rich variety of Grant memorabilia. Researchers are welcome to consult the Grant materials. Prior consultation is preferred. For more information, see: http://library.msstate.edu/usgrant or contact John F. Marszalek, executive director, or Elizabeth Coggins, assistant, at 662-325-4552
Tom Watson Brown Book Prize
Gary W. Gallagher wins Tom Watson Brown Book Prize
The Society of Civil War Historians announced that Gary W. Gallagher, John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia, was the recipient of the Society’s $50,000 book prize. The prize, funded by The Watson-Brown Foundation, was awarded for Gallagher’s 2011 book, The Union War (Harvard University Press, 2011).
Tad Brown, President of the Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc., presented the book prize at a dinner held in Dr. Gallagher's honor during the Southern Historical Association Meeting in Mobile, AL on November 2, 2012.
Elizabeth R. Varon, Professor of History at the University of Virginia, chaired the prize jury. The jury consisted of Varon, Daniel E. Sutherland, Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Arkansas, and J. Matthew Gallman, Professor of History at the University of Florida. Tad Brown, President of the Watson-Brown Foundation, served as a non-voting member of the jury.
The Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc., through creativity, diligence and financial support, labors to improve education in the American South by funding its schools and students, preserving its history, encouraging responsible scholarship, and promoting the memory and values of our spiritual founders. More information about the Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc. can be found on their website.
