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WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY 

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J. Holt Merchant, Head and Professor, Department of History

CURRICULUM VITA 

108 Rebel Ridge Road, Lexington, VA  24450
540-458-8778 (O); 540-463-4356 (H)
Office: 1 Newcomb Hall, Washington and Lee, Lexington, VA 24450

Born: 24 February 1939
Married: 12 October 1963 to Rebecca Cannaday of Charlotte, NC; two sons

Education:
 Public Schools, Manassas, VA, 1945–1957
 Washington & Lee University, B.A. in American History, cum laude, 1961
 University of Virginia, Ph.D. in American History, 1976; dissertation topic: 
     Laurence M. Keitt: South Carolina Fire-Eater.

Employment:
 United States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Captain, 1961-1967
 Washington & Lee University:
     Instructor, 1970
     Assistant Professor, 1976
     Associate Professor, 1981
     Professor, 1987

Courses Taught:
 History of the United States to 1865
 History of the United States since 1865
 Seminar for Freshmen and Sophomores on African-American History
 Seminar for Freshmen and Sophomores on Antebellum Presidents
 History of the Federal Constitution
 History of the United States, 1800–1840
 History of the United States, 1840–1860
 History of the Old South
 History of the Civil War and Reconstruction
 History of the South Since Reconstruction
 Seminar on the American Revolution
 Seminar on American Negro Slavery
 Seminar on Thomas Jefferson
 Seminar on Military Aspects of the Civil War
 Seminar on the Political Leadership of the South Since Reconstruction
 Seminar on the Civil Rights Movement
 Seminar on the South Since 1945
 Seminar on Reconstruction
 Tutorial on Robert E. Lee
 Tutorial on Thomas Jefferson
 Tutorial on Classics in Southern History
 Tutorial on American Sectionalism

University Service:
 Head, Department of History, 1998-Present
 University Marshal and Chair, Committee on Public Functions, 1996-Present  
 Summer Scholars, Academic Director and Teacher, 1982–Present
 Elderhostels, 1983–Present
 Alumni Colleges, 1983, 1988, 1993
 Alumni Seminars on Robert E. Lee, 1991–Present
 Alumni Seminars on George Washington, 1992–Present
 Various Committees

Community Service:
 Advisory Board, Stonewall Jackson House
 Lecturer to variety of community organizations: civic groups, fraternal 
     organizations, high schools, colleges
 Vestry, R.E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church

Publication:
 Book Reviewer, newspapers & professional journals
 Referee, articles for professional journals
 Participant and Advisor, films on Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson
 Editor and consultant, Charles B. Flood,  Lee's Last Years Houghton Mifflin, 1981)
 Consultant, Mary Coulling, Lee Girls