James Munro McPherson is an American historian specializing in the American Civil War. He is the George Henry Davis '86 Professor Emeritus of United States History at Princeton University. He received the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. McPherson was the president of the American Historical Association in 2003.

Valley City is a city in and the county seat of Barnes County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 6,575 during the 2020 census, making it the 12th most populous city in North Dakota. Valley City was founded in 1874.