Charles W. Mitchell

Charles W. Mitchell is the author/editor of three books: "The Civil War in Maryland Reconsidered," coedited with Jean H. Baker; "Maryland Voices of the Civil War" (winner of the Founders Award from the American Civil War Museum); and "Travels Through American History in the Mid-Atlantic: A Guide for All Ages" (winner of a Lowell Thomas Gold Award from the Society of American Travel Writers). He was selected as a Baltimore Historian-Scholar in 2018 for his contributions to the history of Baltimore and Maryland.

Mitchell has published widely on Civil War-era politics and slavery in Maryland; much of his research has centered on the impact of the Civil War on civilians. He has discussed his work on Maryland Public Television, C-SPAN’s American History TV, and several local NPR radio programs, and he has appeared at the Annapolis Book Festival and the Baltimore Book Festival. From 1995-2001, as a travel writer for The Baltimore Sun, Mitchell wrote about historical sites in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Mitchell chairs the Publications Committee at the Maryland Center for History and Culture, where he serves as a trustee and a book reviewer for its journal. He serves on the Advisory Council of the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, PA, and on the board of the Monocacy National Battlefield Foundation. He holds degrees from the Pennsylvania State University and the University of Maryland.