James M. McPherson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

James M. McPherson

American historian

Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1936

Place of Birth: Valley City, North Dakota, United States

Profession: writer, historian, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

James M.
"Jim" McPherson (born October 11, 1936) is an American Civil War historian, and 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, and is a member of the editorial board of Encyclopædia Britannica.