James M. McPherson

James M. McPherson
McPherson in June 2011
Born	James Munro McPherson (1936-10-11) October 11, 1936 (age 88) Valley City, North Dakota, U.S.
Occupation	Historian
Spouse	Patricia McPherson
Children	1
Awards	Pulitzer Prize Lincoln Prize Pritzker Military Library Literature Award
Academic background
Alma mater	Gustavus Adolphus College (BA) Johns Hopkins University (PhD)
Academic work
Institutions	Princeton University
Main interests	American Civil War
Notable works	Battle Cry of Freedom (1988) For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War (1997)

James Munro McPherson (born October 11, 1936) is an American historian specializing in the American Civil War. He is the George Henry Davis '86 Professor Emeritus of United States History at Princeton University. He received the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. McPherson was the president of the American Historical Association in 2003.