“Captives of Memory: The Contested Legacy of Race and Atrocity at Andersonville National Historic Site” in Civil War History
September 2017
Winner of 2018 John T Hubbell Prize
Additional Writings
"American Warlord" in The Guerrilla Hunters
2017
Throughout the Civil War, irregular warfare―including the use of hit-and-run assaults, ambushes, and raiding tactics―thrived in localized guerrilla fights within the Border States and the Confederate South. The Guerrilla Hunters offers a comprehensive overview of the tactics, motives, and actors in these conflicts, from the Confederate-authorized Partisan Rangers, a military force directed to spy on, harass, and steal from Union forces, to men like John Gatewood, who deserted the Confederate army in favor of targeting Tennessee civilians believed to be in sympathy with the Union.
Publications
Publications
Dr. Adam H. Domby
Historian. Author. Professor. Speaker.
Dr. Adam H. Domby
Historian. Author. Professor. Speaker.
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False
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Fraud,
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White Supremacy
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At War with Itself: The South’s Internal Conflict During the Civil War Era
(book manuscript)
While often thought of as a section conflict, the American Civil War also divided southerners against each other. Based on Dr. Domby's dissertation, At War with Itself, will examine the conflicts between neighbors during the American Civil War and the legacy of those local fights that civil wars inevitably create had upon the South. The project focuses on the role these conflicts played in three divided communities during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Close examination of the social dynamics of these southern communities reveals new insights into why the Confederacy lost, why Reconstruction ended, and the distinctiveness of southern society, culture, and politics.
Domby also researches southerners fighting their neighbors during the American Civil War and the legacy of those local fights that civil wars inevitably create. Based on his dissertation, his book project, At War with Itself, centers on the role these conflicts played in three divided southern communities during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Close examination of the social dynamics of these southern communities reveals new insights into why the Confederacy lost, why Reconstruction ended, and the distinctiveness of southern society, culture, and politics.
Co-edited with Simon Lewis, Freedoms Gained And Lost: Reconstruction and Its Meanings 150 Years Later (Under Review with Fordham University Press)
This edited volume arose out of the 2018 CLAW Conference that Adam Domby and Simon Lewis convened about Reconstruction at 150 years. With thirteen chapters by both up-and-coming and established scholars, the book explores new ways in which freedom was either lost or gained in the aftermath of the Civil War.
"Lessons from “Redemption”: Memories of Reconstruction Violence in Colonial Policy" in Adam Domby and Simon Lewis (eds.) Freedoms Gained And Lost: Reconstruction and Its Meanings 150 Years Later
This chapter within an edited volume examines how skewed and inaccurate memories of Reconstruction shaped colonial policy in Australia, South Africa, and elsewhere around the world.
With Shari Rabin, "Simon Gerstmann’s War: Jews and Loyalty in the Post-Civil War Claims Courts" (In Preparation)
This article currently in preparation (with plans to hopefully expand into a book project) examines how Jews presented their loyalty after the Civil War as they pursued claims against the United States Government for property seized by the US military. Coauthored with Shari Rabin.
With Christopher Barr, “Prisoners of the Public: The National Park Service Interprets the POW Experience" in Lorien Foote and Daniel Krebs (eds.) From Colonial Encounters to the Iraq War: POWs and their Place in American History (Under Contract)
This chapter in a book about POWs in American history examines how surrender and prisoners are interpreted (or not interpreted) within the National Park Service. Coauthored with a park ranger, the chapter includes a discussion of ways that front line park rangers shape interpretation at their respective parks.
Selected Media Appearances
Dr. Domby's research has been covered by local, state, and national news outlets. He is also frequently contacted by reporters as an expert on various topics including Confederate monuments and symbols, white supremacist ideology, and southern history. Here are selection of recent articles he has been quoted in.
Upcoming Events
Where to see Dr. Domby Speak
October 16, 2020, 1:30pm
Massachusetts Historical Society,
“The Lost Cause and the 15th Amendment: Disenfranchisement and the Passage of the 19th Amendment”
November 10, 2020, 7:00pm
Charleston Jewish Bookfest
Book talk
November 23, 2020, 7:00pm
Pearlstine/Lipov Center for Southern Jewish Culture
"Revisiting Southern Jewish History in 2020" A Conversation with Shari Rabin
November 30, 2020, 7:00pm
Virginia Center for Civil War Studies
Book Talk