Cecily Zander
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Cecily Zander
@CNZander
Historian of the Civil War West • Assistant Prof @txwomans • Senior Fellow @CPHatSMU • Coloradan • Hat Wearer • If I had a pony, I'd ride him on my boat •





We're excited to announce that Dr. Cecily Zander (@CNZander) has won our 2025 Wiley-Silver Prize for her book, The Army Under Fire: The Politics of Antimilitarism in the Civil War Era, published by @lsupress! olemiss.edu/civil-war-rese…



We're excited to announce that Dr. Cecily Zander (@CNZander) has won our 2025 Wiley-Silver Prize for her book, The Army Under Fire: The Politics of Antimilitarism in the Civil War Era, published by @lsupress! olemiss.edu/civil-war-rese…






In our latest digital history column, Cecily Zander writes about the Grand Army of the Potomac national encampment held in Denver, CO, in July 1883—and how and why its attendees idealized the American West. Read it here: bit.ly/4hJ99IH #CivilWar






In our latest digital history column, Cecily Zander draws a connecting line between the creation of the modern Yosemite National Park and Abraham Lincoln's vision for the American West. Read it here: bit.ly/4f69vYO #CivilWar #Yosemite



