Mary A. DeCredico
Professor
History of the U.S. South, American Civil War
- Phone: (410) 293-6252
- E-mail: decredic@usna.edu
- The United States Naval Academy
572 Holloway Road
Annapolis, MD 21402
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
