Dr. Alan C. Downs
Associate Professor of History (1992)
B.A., North Carolina State University, 1978; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1982, 1991
Teaching and Research Interests: Civil War Era, American Indian, US West
Upper Division Courses:
- HIST 3365 Not Just Cowboys and Indians:
A History of the US West - HIST 5130 American Indian History
- HIST 5134 The Civil War Era and Reconstruction
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Contact Information:
Department of History
Georgia Southern University
P. O. Box 8054
Statesboro, GA 30460-8054
Office: #3011, Interdisciplinary Academic Building
Tel.: 912-478-0242
Fax: 912-478-0377
acdowns@georgiasouthern.edu
Selected Publications:
- “‘The Responsibility is Great’: Joseph E. Johnston and the War in Virginia” in Civil War Generals in Defeat. Steven E. Woodworth, ed. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1999)
- “Civilizing the ‘Roving Pagans of the Prairie,” North & South Vol. 2, No. 4 (April 1999)
Professional Activities, Awards, and Honors:
Current Research:
- The Pony Express
- Gone Past All Redemption: Joseph E. Johnston and the Fall of Vicksburg (manuscript under revision)
- William Tecumseh Sherman and the March to the Sea (with emphasis on war and the environment)
Last updated: 12/14/2023
