Thomas A. Desjardin
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Thomas A. (Tom) Desjardin (born June 10, 1964) is an American historian who has written books on the American Civil War and American Revolutionary War.
Desjardin was born in Lewiston, Maine.
[edit] Academic Career
Desjardin earned a bachelor's degree in government and a master's degree in communication from Florida State University, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Maine and has taught at his alma mater (FSU), at Bowdoin College, and the University of Maine.
[edit] Works
- Stand Firm Ye Boys From Maine: The 20th Maine and the Gettysburg Campaign (Oxford University Press) ISBN 0-19514-082-6
- These Honored Dead: How the Story of Gettysburg Shaped American Memory (DaCapo Press) ISBN 0-30681-267-3
- Through A Howling Wilderness: Benedict Arnold's March to Quebec, 1775 (St. Martins Press) ISBN 0-31233-904-6
- Joshua L. Chamberlain: A Handbook (Greystone Communications) ISBN 1-892636-15-8
In 1998, Desjardin produced a set of four detailed maps of the Gettysburg battlefield that depicted the three day period of fighting, July 1 to July 3, 1863.
[edit] Career
Considered an expert on Maine Civil War hero Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, on the mythology of the Gettysburg story, and Maine history, he has appeared in nationally televised documentaries numerous times and was the historical consultant for actor Jeff Daniels in his role as Chamberlain in the 1993 movie Gettysburg.
