Gordon C. Rhea

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Gordon C. Rhea is an American lawyer and historian, who specializes in the American Civil War especially the Overland Campaign.[1]

Career[]

Rhea received the Civil War Regiments Book Award for his book on the Battle of the Wilderness, The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5–6, 1864.[2] His work on the Battle of Cold Harbor, Cold Harbor, received the Austin Civil War Round Table's Laney Prize.[2] Rhea has lectured at the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command and for Civil War round tables.[3]

Rhea has provided commentary for CNN.[3]

Selected Works[]

  • The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5–6, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1994. ISBN 0807118737 OCLC 29429480
  • The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern, May 7–12, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1997. ISBN 0807121363 OCLC 36011625
  • Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee, May 26–June 3, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2002. ISBN 0807128031 OCLC 49680108
  • To the North Anna River: Grant and Lee, May 13–25, 1964. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2000. ISBN 0807125350 OCLC 42810622
  • Carrying the Flag: The Story of Private Charles Whilden, the Confederacy's Unlikely Hero. New York: Basic Books, 2004. ISBN 0465069568 OCLC 52377435
  • On to Petersburg: Grant and Lee, June 4–14, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2017. ISBN 9780807167472 OCLC 966560826

Personal life[]

Rhea is married with two sons.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gordon C. Rhea". American Battlefield Trust. July 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b https://lsupress.org/authors/detail/gordon-c-rhea/
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Rhea, Gordon. "The Confederacy's legacy: Should any of it stand?". CNN.
  4. ^ "Gordon C. Rhea".

External links[]

Gordon C. Rhea at IMDb

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