The University of Georgia, Department of History

David Thomson

Antebellum/Civil War America, Religion

Graduate Student
B.A., Bowdoin College, 2008

Office: 116 LeConte
Office Hours: M 10-11, R 1-2, or by appt.
thomsond@uga.edu

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David's research explores the role of religion in antebellum and Civil War America, specifically providential discourse in the realms of Northern finance, diplomacy, and the politics of emancipation.

Research and Teaching Interests

[Capitalism]
[Cultural & Intellectual]
[Gender & Sexuality]
[Religion]
[U.S. 19th & 20th Century]
[U.S. South]

Dissertation

"TBA," supervised by Dr. Stephen Berry (In Progress)

Selected Publications

"We Are in His Hands Whether We Live or Die": The Letters of Brevet Brigadier General Charles Henry Howard (University of Tennessee Press, forthcoming) editor More Info

"Oliver Otis Howard: Reassessing the Legacy of the 'Christian General'," American Nineteenth Century History (2009)

Honors and Awards

Gregory Graduate Research Award, UGA History Department (2013)

Gregory Graduate Research Award, UGA History Department (2012)

Rothschild Archive Research Bursary, Rothschild Archive, London, England (2012)

Willson Center Graduate Research Award, Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, University of Georgia (2012)