Jeffry D. Wert (born May 8, 1946) is an American

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the st ...

and author specializing in the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...

. He has written several books on the subject, which have been published in multiple languages and countries.

Early life

Jeffry Wert's interest in history first began after an eighth grade school field trip to the

Gettysburg Battlefield The Gettysburg Battlefield is the area of the July 1–3, 1863, military engagements of the Battle of Gettysburg within and around the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Locations of military engagements extend from the site of the first shot ...

. After high school he graduated cum laude with a B.A. from

Lock Haven University Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania (LHU) is a public university in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. The main campus consists of and the branch campus covers . It offers 69 undergradua ...

, and a M.A. from

The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855 as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, Penn State becam ...

, both in History. He worked for many years as a history teacher at Penns Valley Area High School in Spring Mills, Pennsylvania.

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 *''General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier'' — 1993 *''Custer: The Controversial Life of George Armstrong Custer'' — 1996 *''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, 1862–1863'' — 2011 *''Civil War Barons: The Tycoons, Entrepreneurs, Inventors, and Visionaries Who Forged Victory and Shaped a Nation'' — 2018

References

External links

Author page at Simon & Schuster
1946 births Living people Historians of the American Civil War American military writers Historians of the Southern United States Historians of the United States American military historians American male non-fiction writers {{US-historian-stub