J. Holt Merchant

J. Holt Merchant

Professor of History, Emeritus

Education

  • Ph.D. in American History, University of Virginia, 1976
  • B.A. in American History, Washington and Lee University, 1961

Research

  • George Washington
  • Robert E. Lee
  • Sectionalism
  • Secession
  • Civil War

Teaching

  • History 107 History of the United States to 1876
  • History 108 History of the United States Since 1876
  • History 150 Seminar in American History for Freshmen and Sophomores
  • History 343 The United States, 1801-1840  
  • History 364 Seminar on the Origins of the Constitution