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Carmichael to chair Department of History’s Civil War Studies program

Morgantown, W.Va., June 8, 2007: A Civil War scholar from the University of North Carolina Greensboro will join the West Virginia University faculty this fall as the first Eberly Civil War Studies Professor in the Department of History.

Dr. Peter S. Carmichael, whose scholarly research focuses on the American South and the Civil War, will come to WVU to work with doctoral students, teach courses at the undergraduate level, and engage in public outreach.

“What is unique about this endowed professorship is that it brings together scholarship, teaching, and service. The position offers a wonderful unity among all three responsibilities as a professor,” Carmichael said.

The addition of a Civil War scholar to the department’s faculty will strengthen the graduate level history curriculum and will offer students the chance to work with a number of 19th century scholars whose research overlaps.

“WVU has a reputation as a place teaching, service, and research are not viewed independently of each other. There is an organic relationship among all three fields, and I am excited for the opportunity to pursue my scholarly interests and to be able to work with graduate students,” Carmichael said.

Carmichael earned his BA in history from Indiana University at Indianapolis in 1988, and his MA and Ph.D. from Penn State University in 1992 and 1996, respectively. He was named a Mellon Research Fellow at the Virginia Historical Society in 2002 and also served as a Scholar-in-Residence at the Gettysburg National Military Park.

He has written and edited several books including “The Last Generation: Young Virginians in Peace, War, and Reunion” (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2005), “Lee’s Young Artillerist: William R. J. Pegram” (University Press of Virginia, 1995) and “Audacity Personified: The Generalship of Robert E. Lee” (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2004). He is currently working on a book entitled “Black Rebels,” which will explore the experience of slaves who served as Confederate soldiers.

Carmichael hopes that the position will allow him to share knowledge not only with students, but with the public as well.

“This provides an opportunity to take my research and make it accessible to a broader audience. I believe that the new program will bring a great deal of attention to WVU and that it will attract the attention of potential students as well as the general public. This is a unique opportunity to connect with a range of audiences.”

For more information, please contact Dr. Steve Zdatny, Department of History, at 304-293-2421, ext. 5243 or at szdatny@wvu.edu.

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	NEWS Carmichael to chair Department of History’s Civil War Studies program Morgantown, W.Va., June 8, 2007: A Civil War scholar from the University of North Carolina Greensboro will join the West Virginia University faculty this fall as the first Eberly Civil War Studies Professor in the Department of History. Dr. Peter S. Carmichael, whose scholarly research focuses on the American South and the Civil War, will come to WVU to work with doctoral students, teach courses at the undergraduate level, and engage in public outreach. “What is unique about this endowed professorship is that it brings together scholarship, teaching, and service. The position offers a wonderful unity among all three responsibilities as a professor,” Carmichael said. The addition of a Civil War scholar to the department’s faculty will strengthen the graduate level history curriculum and will offer students the chance to work with a number of 19th century scholars whose research overlaps. “WVU has a reputation as a place teaching, service, and research are not viewed independently of each other. There is an organic relationship among all three fields, and I am excited for the opportunity to pursue my scholarly interests and to be able to work with graduate students,” Carmichael said. Carmichael earned his BA in history from Indiana University at Indianapolis in 1988, and his MA and Ph.D. from Penn State University in 1992 and 1996, respectively. He was named a Mellon Research Fellow at the Virginia Historical Society in 2002 and also served as a Scholar-in-Residence at the Gettysburg National Military Park. He has written and edited several books including “The Last Generation: Young Virginians in Peace, War, and Reunion” (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2005), “Lee’s Young Artillerist: William R. J. Pegram” (University Press of Virginia, 1995) and “Audacity Personified: The Generalship of Robert E. Lee” (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2004). He is currently working on a book entitled “Black Rebels,” which will explore the experience of slaves who served as Confederate soldiers. Carmichael hopes that the position will allow him to share knowledge not only with students, but with the public as well. “This provides an opportunity to take my research and make it accessible to a broader audience. I believe that the new program will bring a great deal of attention to WVU and that it will attract the attention of potential students as well as the general public. This is a unique opportunity to connect with a range of audiences.” For more information, please contact Dr. Steve Zdatny, Department of History, at 304-293-2421, ext. 5243 or at szdatny@wvu.edu. W-V-U