NM Volunteers and Militia During the Civil War Brainpower & Brownbags lecture series

Jerry D. Thompson is a prolific author of books on a variety of related topics, specializing in the Civil War, the history of the Southwest and Texas. He holds a PhD in History from Carnegie Mellon University; a master's in history from the University of New Mexico; and a bachelor's in history from Western New Mexico University in Silver City. He has received numerous awards in recognition of his scholarship, including the Minnie Piper-Stevens fellowship; T. R. Fehrenback Award, by the Texas Historical Commission; Kate Broocks Bates Award, by the Texas State Historical Association; Gaspar Perez de Villagra Award, by the Historical Society of New Mexico; and Barry Goldwater Award by the Arizona Historical Society.