Mary A. DeCredico, Professor
History of the U.S. South, American Civil War
The United States Naval Academy
572 Holloway Road, Annapolis, MD 21402
(410) 293-6252
Education:
- Ph.D. - Vanderbilt University
- M.A. - Vanderbilt University
- B.A. - Bucknell University
Recent Publications:
"The War at Home: The Confederacy," in Lucy K. Ford, ed., Blackwell Companions to American History: The Civil War and Reconstruction, Blackwell Publishers, 2005.
"Sectionalism and the Secession Crisis," in John B. Boles, ed., Blackwell Companions to American History: A Companion to the American South, Blackwell Publishers, 2002.
Mary Boykin Chesnut: A Confederate Women's Life, Rowman-Littlefield Publishers, 2nd printing, 2002.
Monographs:
"Richmond Goes to War, 1861-1865," manuscript in progress under contract to University Press of Kentucky
Patriotism for Profit: Georgia's Urban Entrepreneurs and the Confederate War Effort (University of North Carolina Press, 1990).
Professional Affiliations:
Advisory Council, National Civil War Museum
Member, National Sesquicentennial Civil War Commission
Editorial Board, Georgia Historical Quarterly
Honors and Awards:
U.S. Navy Superior Civilian Service Award, 2000, 2005
U.S. Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award, 1996, 2001
Jefferson Davis Award, Museum of the Confederacy, Outstanding Monograph in Confederate History, Patriotism for Profit: Georgia's Urban Entrepreneurs and the Confederate War Effort, 1990.
Current Research:
Confederate Richmond
