Charles D. Grear, Ph.D.

About the presenter

Charles D. Grear, Professor of History at Central Texas College, holds degrees from McMurry University (B.A.- 1999), Texas Tech University (M.A.-2001), and Texas Christian University (Ph.D.- 2005). He currently serves as a professor of history and online manager at Central Texas College. A specialist in Texas and Civil War history, he has authored numerous articles and over 10 books, including Why Texans Fought in the Civil War (Texas A&M University Press) and contributed to the Texas History textbook Beyond Myths and Legends: A Narrative History of Texas. Dr. Grear has received the Lawrence T. Jones III Research Fellowship in Civil War Texas History from the Texas State Historical Association, is a recipient of the fellowship to the 2007 West Point Summer Seminar in Military History, and the Burney Parker Research Fellowship for the Texas Collection at Baylor University.