William B. Kurtz

William B. Kurtz received his PhD in 2012 from the University of Virginia. He was the digital historian and managing director at the John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History at UVA from 2016 to May 2021. He is a veteran of several digital history projects including Founders Online and People of the Founding Era. His first book, Excommunicated from the Union: How the Civil War Created a Separate Catholic America, was released by Fordham University Press in December 2015. You can learn more about his research at his website and blog at www.wkurtz.com.