Tag: McClurken

University of Mary Washington Professor of History Jeffrey McClurken is the recipient of a prestigious 2014 Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia (SCHEV). The awards are the Commonwealth’s highest honor for faculty at Virginia’s public and private colleges and universities, recognizing superior accomplishments in teaching, research and public service. This year, […]

In a recent C-Span interview, Professor of History Jeff McClurken discusses the difficulties families faced  after the United States Civil War as their loved ones returned from the conflict.  McClurken, author of Take Care of the Living: Reconstruction of Confederate Veteran Families in Virginia, explores the consequences of the war for more than 3,000 Confederate soldiers […]