Melanie Storie, Ph.D.
Titles:
Master Lecturer
Undergraduate Advisor
Contact information:
Rogers-Stout 116A-1
storiem@etsu.edu
(423) 439-8558
Education:
Liberty University, Ph.D. 2023
East Tennessee State University, M.A. 1994
East Tennessee State University, B.S. 1991
About Dr. Storie:
Melanie Storie is a native of Southwest Virginia and is an alumna of East Tennessee
State University. In 2023, she graduated with honors from Liberty University with
a Ph.D. in history. Through a lens of memory and regional history, her dissertation
explores the complex nature of guerrilla warfare in the mountains of Southern Appalachia.
Dr. Storie specializes in 19th-century American history, Civil War and Reconstruction,
memory studies, military studies, and regional/local history. As a teacher and advisor,
she is committed to sharing her passion for history and helping students achieve their
academic and career goals.
Academic Specialties:
-19th-century American history
-Civil War and Reconstruction
-Memory studies
-Military studies
-Regional/Local History
Doctoral Dissertation
"Clawhammer: Vincent A. Witcher and Guerrilla Warfare in Civil War Southern Appalachia"
(2023) https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/5069/
Book
The Dreaded Thirteenth Tennessee Union Cavalry: Marauding Mountain Men (2013).
Journal Articles
"Clawhammer: Vincent A. Witcher and Guerrilla Warfare in Civil War Southern Appalachia"
(2023) https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/5069/
“‘Cry Aloud and Spare Not’: William G. Brownlow, the ‘Fighting Parson’ and His Cantankerous
Spirit.” Bound Away: The Liberty Journal of History 5, no. 1 (September 2022). https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/ljh/vol5/iss1/4
“Deconstructing the Myth: The 13th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry and the Death of John Hunt Morgan.” Journal of East Tennessee History 82 (2010): 101-119.
“’Heroic Courage and Unfaltering Devotion’: A Gathering of East Tennessee Veterans.” Tennessee Historical Quarterly 69 (2009): 174-197