April E. Holm

About the Author

April E. Holm is a distinguished historian specializing in the American Civil War era, with a keen focus on the intersections of religion, politics, and regional identity. Her research illuminates the complex loyalties that shaped the nation's most turbulent period, particularly through the lens of evangelical communities navigating sectional divides. In her acclaimed work, A Kingdom Divided: Evangelicals, Loyalty, and Sectionalism in the Civil War Era (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War), Holm meticulously examines how faith influenced allegiance amid the chaos of war, drawing on extensive archival sources to reveal the human stories behind ideological conflicts. A professor of history at the University of Mississippi, she continues to contribute insightful scholarship that bridges academic rigor with accessible narrative, enriching our understanding of America's divided past and its enduring legacies.