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Jeffry D. Wert

Jeffry D. Wert (born May 8, 1946) is an American historian and author specializing in the American Civil War. He has written several books on the subject, which have been published in multiple languages and countries.

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Early life

Jeffry Wert's interest in history first began after an eighth grade school field trip to the Gettysburg Battlefield. After high school he graduated cum laude with a B.A. from Lock Haven University, and a M.A. from The Pennsylvania State University, both in History. He worked for many years as a history teacher at Penns Valley Area High School in Spring Mills, Pennsylvania.[1]

Bibliography

  • From Winchester to Cedar Creek: The Shenandoah Campaign of 1864 1987
  • Mosby's Rangers: The True Adventure of the Most Famous Command of the Civil War 1991[2]
  • General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier 1993
  • Custer: The Controversial Life of George Armstrong Custer 1996[3]
  • A Brotherhood Of Valor: The Common Soldiers of The Stonewall Brigade CSA and The Iron Brigade USA 2000
  • Gettysburg, Day Three 2002
  • The Sword of Lincoln: The Army of the Potomac 2006
  • Cavalryman of the Lost Cause: A Biography of J. E. B. Stuart 2008
  • A Glorious Army: Robert E. Lee's Triumph, 18621863 2011
  • Civil War Barons: The Tycoons, Entrepreneurs, Inventors, and Visionaries Who Forged Victory and Shaped a Nation 2018

References

  1. "Jeffry D. Wert". Archived from the original on 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  2. DeBlack, Thomas A. (1997). "Reviewed Work(s): Custer: The Controversial Life of George Armstrong Custer by Jeffry D. Wert". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 6 (1): 114–116. doi:10.2307/40031012. JSTOR 40031012. Wert's account of Custer's life and career is a well-written and thoroughly researched narrative, utilizing much recent scholarship and archival material.



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