Peter S. Carmichael Explained

Peter S. Carmichael
Birth Date:23 February 1966
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
The Pennsylvania State University
Occupation:Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies
Employer:Gettysburg College
Organization:Civil War Institute
Predecessor:Gabor Boritt

Peter S. Carmichael (February 23, 1966 – July 21, 2024) was an American historian at Gettysburg College who served as Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies and Director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. His research and teaching focused on the American Civil War, the American South and public history.[1]

Background

Carmichael received his B.A. from Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis in 1988 and completed his graduate work under Gary Gallagher at The Pennsylvania State University, where he received his PhD in 1996.[1]

Carmichael died on July 21, 2024, at the age of 58.[2]

Career

Carmichael began his academic career at Western Carolina University in 1997. He was the first Scholar-in-Residence at Gettysburg National Military Park in 1999. He went on to teach at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and West Virginia University before coming to Gettysburg College as Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies and Director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College in 2010.[3] [4]

When he took charge of the Civil War Institute, Carmichael sought to create more intimate environments during the Institute's annual summer conference, attended by over 200 people each year, to allow scholars to work with the public in smaller settings.[5] [6]

Carmichael also served on the Board of Directors and the Historians' Council of the Gettysburg Foundation, the non-profit partner of Gettysburg National Military Park.[7] [8] He was reappointed a Distinguished Lecturer for the Organization of American Historians for 2017–2018.[6]

Carmichael was co-editor of the Civil War America series from The University of North Carolina Press.[6]

Death

Carmichael died on July 21, 2024. He was 58.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College - Peter S. Carmichael . 2016-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190111054921/https://www.gettysburg.edu/cwi/about/employee_detail.dot?empId=15712978720013304&crumbTitle=Peter%20S.%20Carmichael . 2019-01-11 . dead .
  2. Web site: DiFonzo . Vincent . 2024-07-21 . College Announces Death of Professor Peter Carmichael . 2024-07-22 . The Gettysburgian. . en-US.
  3. Web site: Peter S. Carmichael | C-SPAN.org. c-span.org. 30 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Reading Robert E. Lee with Peter Carmichael . stratfordhall.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200104124353/http://www.stratfordhall.org/events/reading-robert-e-lee-with-peter-carmichael/ . 2020-01-04.
  5. Web site: Baker . Tamela . 3 September 2010 . Peter Carmichael, Director of the Civil War Institute . July 22, 2024 . historynet.com.
  6. Web site: OAH Distinguished Lecturer Profile | OAH . dead . 30 June 2023 . oah.org.
  7. Web site: Visit The Gettysburg Battlefield Board of Directors . gettysburgfoundation.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110320123851/http://www.gettysburgfoundation.org/103/board-of-directors . 2011-03-20.
  8. Web site: Visit The Gettysburg Battlefield Historians' Council . gettysburgfoundation.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130507090121/http://www.gettysburgfoundation.org/145/historian-s-council . 2013-05-07.