Gordon C. Rhea is an American lawyer and historian who specializes in the American Civil War, especially the Overland Campaign.[1]
Gordon Rhea | |
|---|---|
| Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands | |
| Assumed office April 29, 2024 | |
| Governor | Albert Bryan |
| Preceded by | Ian Clement (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Indiana University, Bloomington (BA) Harvard University (MA) Stanford University (JD) |
Career
editRhea 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]
He graduated from Indiana University (BA), Harvard University (MA), and Stanford Law School (JD).[4]
Selected works
edit- 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, 1864. 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
editRhea is married with two sons.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Gordon C. Rhea". American Battlefield Trust. July 7, 2017.
- ^ a b https://lsupress.org/authors/detail/gordon-c-rhea/
- ^ a b Rhea, Gordon (25 June 2015). "The Confederacy's legacy: Should any of it stand?". CNN.
- ^ https://us.amazon.com/stores/author/B001HCWC4M/about
- ^ "Gordon C. Rhea".