Charles Henry Ambler | |
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| Born | August 12, 1876 New Matamoras, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 31, 1957 (aged 81) Ashland, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lawnwood Cemetery, Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Occupation | Historian, Professor of history, Civil Servant, Sheriff |
| Spouse | Helen Mary Carle / Ambler |
| Children | Mary Elizabeth Ambler Mary Louise Ambler |
Charles Henry Ambler (August 12, 1876 – August 31, 1957) was an American historian, teacher, professor and civil servant. As a historian he was an accomplished writer of Virginia and West Virginia history, publishing many works on those subjects. Ambler is noted for his expertise on the American Civil War in how it brought about the formation of West Virginia. He was also noted for his approach in applying modern research techniques in the study of West Virginia's history, and was complimented by his contemporaries of belonging to the "modern school of historians". During his career as a historian and professor Ambler had authored and published numerous works on Colonial Virginia, the states of Virginia and West Virginia before and during the American Civil War, along with publications about the colonial move westward.[1][2]