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Jonathan W. White is assistant professor of American Studies and a fellow at the Center for American Studies at Christopher Newport University. He is also the author of several books and articles about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. His most recent book, Emancipation, the Union Army, and the Reelection of Abraham Lincoln, was just published by LSU Press.
From White’s website:
I am an historian of the American Civil War with a particular interest in Abraham Lincoln, American politics, and the U.S. Constitution. My current book projects include Lincoln's Advice For Lawyers (forthcoming with Sourcebooks in March 2015), "The Monitor Is No More": The Final Voyage of the USS Monitor during the Civil War (under contract with Kent State University Press), and Midnight in America: Night, Sleep and Dreams during the Civil War.
My articles have appeared in a wide variety of journals, magazines, and periodicals, including Civil War History, the Journal of the Civil War Era, the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, the Maryland Historical Magazine, New Jersey Monthly, Dickinson Magazine, the Journal of Supreme Court History, Prologue, Military Images, Perspectives on History, Pennsylvania Legacies, and Pennsylvania Heritage. One of my articles in Civil War History won the John T. Hubbell Prize, while one of my articles in Prologue appeared in Yahoo's "Top American Civil War History Websites."
At Christopher Newport University I teach courses in American Studies and also serve as the university’s Pre-Law Advisor. As a fellow with the Center for American Studies I have the good fortune to work with wonderful colleagues, including the Center's co-directors, Nathan and Elizabeth Busch, our postdoctoral fellow, Andy Bibby, and our other resident Civil War scholar, Sean A. Scott.
I owe a great deal of gratitude to the scholars and teachers who have helped me develop my abilities as a professional historian. I began my education at Penn State as a business major, but after taking a U.S. survey course with John Frantz during my first semester, I instantly switched to history. Jackson Spielvogel, Wilson Moses, Bill Blair, and Thavolia Glymph all helped foster my love of American history. In particular, I thank Mark Neely (pictured above while speaking at a Center for American Studies conference in 2012) for investing countless hours in me as an undergraduate, grad student, and now professor. In graduate school at the University of Maryland, I had the good fortune to study under Herman Belz, Ira Berlin, Mark Graber, James Henretta, Al Moss, Keith Olson, Whit Ridgway, Leslie S. Rowland, and others, all of whom had a hand in shaping my career for the better.
Emancipation: The Union Army and the Reelection of Abraham Lincoln by Jonathan W. White
Abraham Lincoln and Treason in the Civil War: The Trials of John Merryman by Jonathan W. White
