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Albert E. Castel

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Albert E. Castel
Born(1928-11-11)November 11, 1928
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
DiedNovember 14, 2014(2014-11-14) (aged 86)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
OccupationHistorian, author
EducationUniversity of Chicago (PhD)

Albert E. Castel (November 11, 1928 – November 14, 2014) was an American historian and author.

He specialized in Civil War history and historiography.

Life

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He was born on November 11, 1928, in Wichita, Kansas.[1]

He died on November 14, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio.[2]

Career

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He graduated from the University of Chicago with a PhD. in history and taught at the Western Michigan University from 1960 to 1991.[3]

Awards

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He won the Lincoln Prize for Best Civil War book in 1992 for his book Decision in the West.[2]

Bibliography

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  • Bloody Bill Anderson: The Short, Savage Life of a Civil War Guerrilla
  • Decision in the West: The Atlanta Campaign of 1864
  • General Sterling Price and the Civil War in the West
  • William Clarke Quantrill: His Life and Times
  • Civil War Kansas: Reaping the Whirlwind
  • Winning and Losing the Civil War
  • The campaign for Atlanta
  • Victors in Blue: How Union Generals Fought the Confederates, Battled Each Other, and Won the Civil War
  • The Presidency of Andrew Johnson
  • Articles of War: Winners, Losers, (and Some Who Were Both) During the Civil War
  • A Frontier State at War: Kansas, 1861–1865

References

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  1. ^ "Albert E. Castel". www.hillsdalecounty.info. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Albert E. Castel III obituary | WMU News | Western Michigan University". wmich.edu. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "Albert E. Castel". Goodreads. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
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