# George C. Rable

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American historian and author

**George C. Rable** is an American historian and author. He is Professor Emeritus at the [University of Alabama](/source/University_of_Alabama).[1] He received the [Lincoln Prize](/source/Lincoln_Prize) in 2003 for his 2002 book *[Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fredericksburg!_Fredericksburg!_(book)&action=edit&redlink=1)*

## Education

Rable received a Bachelor of Arts degree from [Bluffton College](/source/Bluffton_College) in 1972 and a Master of Arts degree from [Louisiana State University](/source/Louisiana_State_University) in 1973. He received his doctoral degree from LSU in 1978.[1]

## Career

Rable is a past president of the Society of Civil War Historians. At the [University of Alabama](/source/University_of_Alabama) he received the Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award and the Blackmon-Moody Award.

His 2002 book *Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!* received the 2003 [Lincoln Prize](/source/Lincoln_Prize), a $50,000 award for excellence in [Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War) scholarship.[2] The book includes a traditional military analysis of the Civil War while also exploring the social context of the conflict.[3][4] The book was also awarded the Jefferson Davis Award[5] and the Douglas Southall Freeman Award[6] and the [Society for Military History's](/source/Society_for_Military_History) Distinguished Book Award in American Military History.

His book *God's Almost Chosen Peoples: A Religious History of the American Civil War* (2010) won the Jefferson Davis Award[5] and was a Choice Outstanding Academic Title.[1]

## Publications

- *But There Was No Peace: The Role of Violence in the Politics of Reconstruction*. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1984.

- *Civil Wars: Women and the Crisis of Southern Nationalism*. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1989. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0252015975](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0252015975) [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [18290214](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18290214)

- *A Revolution against Politics: The Confederate States of America*. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1994. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0807821446](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0807821446) [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [232667648](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/232667648)

- *News from Fredericksburg*. Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2000. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0874623332](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0874623332) [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [44926859](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44926859)

- *Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!* Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2002. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0807826731](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0807826731) [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [46952293](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46952293)

- *God's Almost Chosen Peoples: A Religious History of the American Civil War*. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2010. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780807834268](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780807834268) [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [607975631](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/607975631)

- *Damn Yankees!: Demonization & Defiance in the Confederate South*. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2015. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780807160589](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780807160589) [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [908373817](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/908373817)

- *Conflict of Command: George B. McClellan, Abraham Lincoln, and the Politics of War*. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2023. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0807179772](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0807179772)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ua.edu_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ua.edu_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ua.edu_1-2) ["George C. Rable"](https://history.ua.edu/faculty/george-c-rable/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Professor Emeritus George Rable Featured in Documentary"](https://history.ua.edu/emeritus-professor-george-rable-featured-in-documentary/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg! - George C. Rable - University of North Carolina"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090213173409/http://uncpress.unc.edu/browse/book_detail?title_id=932). Archived from [the original](http://uncpress.unc.edu/browse/book_detail?title_id=932) on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170410061005/https://www.gilderlehrman.org/programs-exhibitions/gilder-lehrman-lincoln-prize). 31 October 2011. Archived from [the original](https://www.gilderlehrman.org/programs-exhibitions/gilder-lehrman-lincoln-prize) on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-acwm.org_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-acwm.org_5-1) ["Awards and Recognition - American Civil War Museum"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161014074042/http://acwm.org/learn-and-do/awards-and-recognition). Archived from [the original](https://acwm.org/learn-and-do/awards-and-recognition) on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Douglas Southall Freeman History Award"](http://www.militaryorderofthestarsandbars.org/service-programs/literary-awards/douglas-southall-freeman-history-award/). 17 November 2010.

## External links

[Appearances](https://www.c-span.org/person/?59923/GeorgeRable) on [C-SPAN](/source/C-SPAN)

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