Lorien Foote

Lorien Foote is the Patricia & Bookman Peters Professor of History at Texas A&M University, specializing in 19th-century U.S., Civil War and Reconstruction, and war and society. She holds a PhD from the University of Oklahoma (1999). Her research explores military history, prisoner dynamics, and digital humanities through projects like the 'Fugitive Federals' visualization of Union escapees. She has authored four books, including Rites of Retaliation (2021), which won the 2022 OAH Civil War Book Award, and co-edited volumes like The Oxford Handbook of the American Civil War.

Key awards include the Lincoln Prize Finalist (2011) for The Gentlemen and the Roughs and a Choice Outstanding Academic Title (2016) for The Yankee Plague. Her work bridges military strategy, social dynamics, and digital innovation, examining themes like prisoner exploitation, community resilience during war, and animal roles in conflict.

• Publications: Books on Civil War military culture, edited collections, and articles on guerrilla warfare, prisoner narratives, and animal histories.
• Grants/Projects: Principal investigator of the 'Fugitive Federals' Digital Humanities project.
• Labs/Teams: Leads interdisciplinary teams analyzing Civil War data through digital platforms.