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Questions about Gary W. Gallagher

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When did Gary W. Gallagher earn his Ph.D?

Gary W. Gallagher earned his Ph.D. in 1982 from the University of Texas at Austin.

What is Gary W. Gallagher's current professorial title?

By 2024, Gary W. Gallagher held the title of John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia.

How many lectures are in Gary W. Gallagher's Great Courses series?

Gary W. Gallagher produced a lecture series on the American Civil War for The Great Courses that contains forty-eight lectures running thirty minutes each.

Which book by Gary W. Gallagher won the Tom Watson Brown Book Prize?

The Union War appeared through Harvard University Press in 2011 and received the 2012 Tom Watson Brown Book Prize.

Why does Gary W. Gallagher argue Union soldiers fought during the Civil War?

Gary W. Gallagher argued that Union soldiers fought primarily to preserve the nation rather than solely to end slavery.

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