James M. McPherson

James M. McPherson
McPherson in June 2011
Born
James Munro McPherson

(1936-10-11) October 11, 1936 (age 88)
OccupationHistorian
SpousePatricia McPherson
Children1
Awards
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
InstitutionsPrinceton University
Main interestsAmerican Civil War
Notable works

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.