Gordon C. Rhea Explained

Gordon Rhea
Office:	Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands
Governor:	Albert Bryan
Term Start:	April 29, 2024
Predecessor:	Ian Clement (acting)
Education:	Indiana University, Bloomington (BA) Harvard University (MA) Stanford University (JD)

Gordon C. Rhea is an American lawyer and historian who specializes in the American Civil War, especially the Overland Campaign.^[1]

Career

Rhea 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

• The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5–6, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1994.
• The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern, May 7–12, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1997.
• Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee, May 26–June 3, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2002.
• To the North Anna River: Grant and Lee, May 13–25, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2000.
• Carrying the Flag: The Story of Private Charles Whilden, the Confederacy's Unlikely Hero. New York: Basic Books, 2004.
• On to Petersburg: Grant and Lee, June 4–14, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2017.

Personal life

Rhea is married with two sons.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gordon C. Rhea. July 7, 2017. American Battlefield Trust.
2. https://lsupress.org/authors/detail/gordon-c-rhea/
3. Web site: The Confederacy's legacy: Should any of it stand?. Gordon. Rhea. CNN. 25 June 2015.
4. https://us.amazon.com/stores/author/B001HCWC4M/about
5. Web site: Gordon C. Rhea.