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James Munro McPherson (born October 11, 1936) is an American historian specializing in the American Civil War. He is the George Henry Davis '86 Professor Emeritus of United States History at Princeton University. He received the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era.
James M. McPherson, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom, and arguably the finest Civil War historian in the world, walks us through the site of the bloodiest and perhaps most consequential battle ever fought by Americans: the Battle of Gettysburg.
Learn about James McPherson, a renowned historian of the Civil War era, who wrote Battle Cry of Freedom and For Cause and Comrades. Discover his insights on the causes, consequences, and legacy of the war, and his role in preserving historic sites.
George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American History, Emeritus. Professor McPherson was born in 1936, at Valley City, North Dakota. He is married with one child.
Feb 25, 2015 · Learn about the causes, course and consequences of the Civil War from James McPherson, a Pulitzer Prize winner and author of The War That Forged a Nation. He discusses slavery, emancipation, Reconstruction, Fort Sumter, Lee's surrender and more.
Jan 1, 2004 · Appointed an instructor at Princeton University in 1962, he has remained on the faculty there ever since, rising through the ranks to become full professor in 1972. He is currently George Henry Davis ’86 Professor of American History at the university. Jim began his career as a student of abolition and race.
Jun 18, 2013 · Battle Cry of Freedom, James M. McPherson’s Pulitzer Prize–winning history of the Civil War, may be the finest one-volume history of any American war ever written, let alone the Civil War....
