James M. McPherson
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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
McPherson in June 2011
McPherson speaking at the American Historical Association annual meeting in January 2014
Gustavus Adolphus College
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Gustavus Adolphus College is a private liberal arts college in St. Peter, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 1862 by Swedish Americans led by Eric Norelius and is affiliated with the Evangeli
James M. McPherson
…in Valley City, North Dakota, McPherson graduated from St. Peter High School in St. Peter, Minnesota, and received his Bachelor of Arts in 1958 from Gustavus Adolphus College, also in St. Peter, from which he graduated magna cum laude. He received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1963, where he studied under C…
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Swedish-American minister Eric Norelius (pictured) led efforts to establish the college in 1862
View of the campus c. 1905
Nicollet is a sculpture by Paul Granlund at Gustavus Adolphus College