Rachel A. Shelden
Assistant Professor of History, U.S. Civil War Era, Political, Cultural
115 Humber-White House
478-445-0956
rachel.shelden@gcsu.edu
Fields:
Civil War Era
U.S. Political History 1787-1877
U.S. South to 1900
American Slavery
Publications:
A Political Nation: New Directions in Mid-Nineteenth Century American Political History, co-edited with Gary W. Gallagher (forthcoming, University of Virginia Press, Spring 2011)
“Messmates’ Union: Friendship, Politics, and Living Arrangements in the Capital City, 1845-1861,” The Journal of the Civil War Era (December 2011)
“Measures for a ‘Speedy Conclusion’: A Reexamination of Conscription and Civil War
Classes Taught:
HIST 2111: U.S. History to 1877
HIST 4950: The Coming of the Civil War
HIST 4610: The Civil War
HIST 4535: Slavery in the United States
Current Projects:
"I currently have two projects. The first explores the relationship between Washington social and political life in the antebellum era and is entitled Washington Brotherhood: Friendship, Politics, and the Coming of the Civil War. The second looks at American judicial ethics in the mid-nineteenth century."
