Nau Civil War Center

Congratulations to Jack Furniss (UVA PhD 2018), whose book, "Between Extremes: Seeking the Political Center in the Civil War North," was named one of Civil War Books and Authors' Top Ten Books of the Year for 2024!

Visit their website to learn more: cwba.blogspot.com/2025/01/2024...

Congratulations to PhD candidate Katie Wu, who received UVA's 2025 Graduate Student Teaching Award for Arts and Humanities!

Congratulations to Dr. Jeremy Nelson, who defended his dissertation, "Battles of the Wilderness: Ecology, Ideology, and the American Civil War" today!!

Congratulations to graduate student Eitan Marshall-Pinko, who presented his Master's essay, "'No Quick and Easy Peace': Policing and Adjudication at the Dawn of Reconstruction in Richmond, Virginia (1865-1867)," in our Civil War Seminar today!

We are delighted to announce that Robert K. D. Colby (@rkdcolby86.bsky.social) has won the 2025 John L. Nau III Book Prize in American Civil War Era History for his new book, "An Unholy Traffic: Slave Trading in the Civil War South" (Oxford University Press, 2024)!

In a new "Made by History" essay, Professor Elizabeth Varon discusses how "The True Story of Appomattox Exposes the Dangers of Letting Myths Replace History"!

To read more, visit: time.com/7275632/true...

On Thursday, April 10, Professor Elizabeth Varon is giving a virtual talk on "Freedom & Union: The United States Colored Troops at Appomattox" with the African American Civil War Memorial Museum! Registration is required. Visit the museum's website to learn more: afroamcivilwar.org/event/freedo...

Reminder: Our 2025 Annual Conference, "Remaking the Republic: New Perspectives on Reconstruction," takes place on Friday, April 11, in UVA's Special Collections Library. It will be free and open to the public, but registration is required: www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-annua...

Congratulations to Nau Center postdoctoral fellow J. Jacob Calhoun, who recently accepted a tenure-track position as Byron K. Trippet Assistant Professor of History and David A. Moore Chair in American History at Wabash College!

In Louisiana next week? Check out Nau Center postdoc J. Jacob Calhoun's public lecture on "Louisiana's Black Militias and the Election of 1870" on Thursday, March 20 at the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge!

New on the blog: Professor Elizabeth Varon discusses "'Oppression At the Hands of the Rebels,' Part One: Virginia Unionists Petition Congress."

Visit our website to learn more: naucenter.as.virginia.edu/blog-page/op...

Excited to be speaking tonight where it began for me as an historian. Very grateful to the @naucivilwar.bsky.social for hosting me.

naucenter.as.virginia.edu/robert-colby...

Reminder: TODAY (3/5) at 5pm, Professor Robert Colby of the University of Mississippi will discuss his new book, "An Unholy Traffic: Slave Trading in the Civil War South," in UVA's Special Collections Library! Visit our website to learn more: naucenter.as.virginia.edu/robert-colby...

Congratulations to Nau Center postdoc J. Jacob Calhoun, who received the Dianne Woest Fellowship in the Arts and Humanities from the Historic New Orleans Collection! This fellowship supports "research on the history and culture of Louisiana and the Gulf South."

Reminder: We are accepting applications for our 4th annual Summer Teacher Seminar, led by Caroline E. Janney! This in-person seminar takes place at UVA from June 22-27, 2025, and applications are due by March 3. Visit our website to learn more: naucenter.as.virginia.edu/teacher-semi...

Congratulations to Jon Grinspan (UVA PhD 2013) and Robert Colby (CLAS 2009), whose books are finalists for the 2025 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize!

To learn more, visit: www.gilderlehrman.org/about/announ...

On Wednesday, March 5, Professor Robert Colby (@rkdcolby86.bsky.social) will discuss his new book, "An Unholy Traffic: Slave Trading in the Civil War South" in UVA's Special Collections Library. The event is free & open to the public, but registration is required: www.eventbrite.com/e/an-unholy-...

Reminder: Today (1/29) at 5pm, Professor Christa Dierksheide will discuss her new book, "Beyond Jefferson," in the UVA Special Collections library. Visit our website to learn more: naucenter.as.virginia.edu/christa-dier...

Reminder: On Wednesday, January 29, Professor Christa Dierksheide will discuss her new book, "Beyond Jefferson," in the UVA Special Collections Library auditorium! This event is free & open to the public, but registration on Eventbrite is required: www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-jef...

The American Civil War Museum's 2025 Symposium, "On the Battlefield," takes place Feb. 21-22! Speakers include Andrew Bledsoe, Anthony Cade, Shauna Devine, & Wayne Hsieh, & Nau Center director Caroline Janney will serve as moderator. Visit the museum's website to learn more: acwm.org/2025-symposi...

Check out the audiobook of Professor Caroline Janney's "Ends of War: The Unfinished Fight of Lee's Army after Appomattox," currently 65% off through Audiobooks.com.

To learn more, visit: www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

Holding the Political Center in Illinois (2024) A detailed review of "Holding the Political Center in Illinois: Conservatism and Union on the Brink of the Civil War" by Ian T. Iverson.

Check out this @civilwarmonitor.bsky.social review of Ian Iverson's new book, "Holding the Political Center in Illinois"! Iverson earned his PhD from the University of Virginia in 2022.

www.civilwarmonitor.com/holding-poli...

Reminder: the Nau Center invites applications for a one-year postdoctoral research associate in the history of the Civil War era, starting in August 2025! Review of applications will begin on January 15. To learn more, visit: uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs/job/...

Reminder: Nominations for our 2025 John L. Nau III Book Prize in American Civil War Era History are due by January 15! Titles published in 2024 are eligible. Visit our website for more information: naucenter.as.virginia.edu/nau-book-prize

On Wednesday, January 29, Professor Christa Dierksheide will discuss her new book, "Beyond Jefferson," in the UVA Special Collections Library auditorium! This event is free & open to the public, but registration on Eventbrite is required: www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-jef...

Our 2024 Annual Conference focused on "Second Manassas" and featured presentations by Gary Gallagher, John Hennessy, Peter Luebke, KT Shively, and Caroline Janney, who all contributed to the volume!

Visit CSPAN to watch the presentations:
www.c-span.org/video/?53504...

"The Second Manassas Campaign," edited by Professors Caroline Janney and KT Shively, is available for pre-order from @uncpress.bsky.social!

To pre-order, visit: uncpress.org/book/9781469...

Just finished another wonderful semester teaching "Charlottesville's Forgotten Civil War History," which shares the stories of Albemarle County's Black Union soldiers!

Visit our "Black Virginians in Blue" website to learn more about the project: community.village.virginia.edu/usct/

The Nau Center is sponsoring up to 9 paid summer internships for UVA students: at Manassas, Fredericksburg, Appomattox, Antietam, Shenandoah, and the American Civil War Museum! Applications are due by February 2. Visit our website to learn more: naucenter.as.virginia.edu/internships

Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving!