Charles W. Ramsdell
Charles W. Ramsdell | |
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Ramsdell in 1903 | |
| Born | April 4, 1877 |
| Died | July 4, 1942 (aged 65) Dallas, Texas, US |
| Spouse | Susanna Griffin |
| Academic background | |
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| Thesis | 'Reconstruction in Texas' (1910) |
| Influences | William Dunning, Lester Gladstone Bugbee, George Pierce Garrison, Eugene C. Barker, Herbert Eugene Bolton |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | History of the Southern United States |
| Institutions | |
| Main interests | Confederate States of America |
| Notable works | "Lincoln and Fort Sumter" (Journal of Southern History v.3, 1937, pp.259-88) |
| Notable ideas | That Abraham Lincoln manipulated the Confederacy into firing the first shots of the Civil War at Fort Sumter |
Charles William Ramsdell (April 4, 1877 – July 3, 1942) was an American historian who concentrated on the history of the Southern United States, especially the Confederacy.