Mary A. DeCredico, Professor

History of the U.S. South, American Civil War

Email: decredic@usna.edu
Phone: 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