George C. Rable

George C. Rable is the Charles Summersell Professor of Southern History at the University of Alabama. [http://www.oah.org/activities/lectureship/2008/lecturer.php?id=235 OAH Lecturer | George C. Rable ] ] His 2002 book "Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!", is notable for winning the 2003 Lincoln Prize, a $50,000 award for excellence in Civil War scholarship. [http://www.as.ua.edu/history/new/html/faculty/rable.html History Department ] ] The book is notable for retaining a traditional military analysis of the Civil War while exploring the social context and importance of the conflict. [ [http://uncpress.unc.edu/browse/book_detail?title_id=932 UNC Press - Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg! ] ] The book was also awarded the Jefferson Davis Award and the Douglas Southall Freeman Award. [http://www.gettysburg.edu/about/offices/provost/cwi/lincoln_prize/lincoln_prizepastwinner.dot] Rable's other books include "The Confederate Republic: A Revolution Against Politics" (1994) and "Civil Wars: Women and the Crisis of Southern Nationalism" (1989). His current research focuses on the role of religion in the Civil War.

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