https://www.andrewdonnelly.work/bio daily 1.0 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6251c57b377c4519f8d2e4c8/44faa1be-91be-4e53-a8a3-e7e2fcd0b7c3/image1-2.jpg Bio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6251c57b377c4519f8d2e4c8/9c71ed76-3738-4c1e-ad38-b9f7efcafd6f/Donnelly_CVR_rev.jpg Bio - Confederate Sympathies: Same-Sex Romance, Disunion, and Reunion in the Civil War Era (UNC Press, 2025) The archive of the Civil War era is filled with depictions of men's same-sex affections and intimacies. Across antebellum campaign biographies, proslavery fiction, published memoirs of Confederate veterans and Union prisoners of war, Civil War novels, newspaper accounts, and the war's historiography, homoerotic symbolism and narratives shaped the era's politics, as well as the meaning and memory of the war. The Civil War, in turn, shaped the development of homosexuality in the United States. In a book full of surprising insights, Andrew Donnelly uncovers this deeply consequential queer history at the heart of nineteenth-century national culture. Confederate Sympathies focuses on the ways Northern white men imagined their relationship with white Southerners through narratives of same-sex affection. Assessing the cultural work of these narratives, Donnelly argues that male homoeroticism enabled proslavery coalition building among antebellum Democrats, fostered sympathy for the national retreat from Reconstruction, and contributed to the victories of Lost Cause ideology. Linking the era's political and cultural history to the history of homosexuality, Donnelly reveals that male homoeroticism was not inherently radical but rather cultivated political sympathy for slavery, the Confederacy, and white supremacy. Reviews: Journal of Southern History, Henry James Review, Journal of Military History, Gay & Lesbian Review, Choice (Outstanding Academic Title) Interviews & Coverage: History News Network, Chapter 16, Journal of the Civil War Era’s Muster Blog, Page 99 Test, novel, Charter Books, Square Books, Memphis’s WREG: Live at 9