# Alan T. Nolan

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American military historian and lawyer (1923–2008)

**Alan T. Nolan** (19 January 1923, in [Evansville, Indiana](/source/Evansville%2C_Indiana) – 27 July 2008, in [Indianapolis](/source/Indianapolis)) was an American military historian, best remembered for his books *The Iron Brigade* (1961), *Lee Considered: General Robert E. Lee and Civil War History* (1991), and *"Rally, Once Again!": Selected Civil War Writings* (2000). A graduate of [Indiana University](/source/Indiana_University) and [Harvard Law School](/source/Harvard_Law_School), he was a [law clerk](/source/Law_clerk) under [Sherman Minton](/source/Sherman_Minton) at the [United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit](/source/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Seventh_Circuit) in [Chicago](/source/Chicago). He would later go on to serve as [chairman](/source/Chairman) of the [disciplinary committee](/source/Disciplinary_counseling) for the [Indiana Supreme Court](/source/Indiana_Supreme_Court). A board member of the [NAACP](/source/NAACP), and twice named [Sagamore of the Wabash](/source/Sagamore_of_the_Wabash), he was awarded an [honorary degree](/source/Honorary_degree) in [humane letters](/source/Humane_letters) from Indiana University, and later served as chairman of the [Indiana Historical Society](/source/Indiana_Historical_Society).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Bodenhamer, David J.; Barrows, Robert G. (1994). *The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis*. Indiana University Press. p. 119. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-253-11249-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-253-11249-1).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Boyer, Paul S. *The Oxford Companion to United States History*. Oxford University Press. p. 436. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-19-508209-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-508209-8).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Roland, Charles (12 September 2010). *History Teaches Us to Hope: Reflections on the Civil War and Southern History*. University Press of Kentucky. p. 39. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8131-2917-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8131-2917-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Erickson, Norma (21 June 2021). ["Alan T. Nolan"](https://indyencyclopedia.org/alan-t-nolan/). *Encyclopedia of Indiana*. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Alan T. Nolan: University Honors and Awards: Indiana University"](https://honorsandawards.iu.edu/awards/honoree/327.html). *University Honors & Awards*. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["In Loving Memory of Alan T. Nolan"](http://funeralinnovations.com/obituaries/view/151188/2/). *funeralinnovations.com*. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Books by Alan T. Nolan and Complete Book Reviews"](https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/authorpage/alan-t.-nolan.html). *PublishersWeekly.com*. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

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