Samuel Flowers

Samuel Flowers is an assistant professor of history at Louisburg College. He was born and raised in Wilmington and now resides in Raleigh. He received his B.A. in history from UNC-Charlotte and graduated with his M.A. from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a concentration on American History. His thesis examined the importance of the Overland Campaign through interpreting tactical shifts, the common soldier’s experience, and how soldiers remembered their time in combat.

Samuel is interested in multiple topics surrounding the Civil War and Reconstruction Era, including the Eastern Theatre, the Overland Campaign, the conflict in North Carolina, Reconstruction and political violence, Civil War memory, and the popular culture adaptations about the era. He is researching the Third North Carolina Infantry as its war service transitioned, perpetuating Lost Cause ideals and political violence in Wilmington. He is also collaborating with Gene Schmiel to create a revised version of his book, The Civil War in Statuary Hall, which will use the chamber for statues residing in the Capitol as a case study for the nation’s changing landscape of memory and memorialization.

Aside from history, Samuel enjoys playing drums in his free time. During the 2019-2020 NFL season, he played snare drum for the Carolina Panthers Drumline, “Purcussion.” He also enjoys teaching high school students during marching band season in the summer/fall.