Braxton Bragg
McWhiney's dissertation dealt with Confederate General Braxton Bragg. McWhiney became a noted specialist on the American Civil War era, as well as southern social and economic history. He coauthored "Attack and Die" with his doctoral student Perry Jamieson. He published "Braxton Bragg and Confederate Defeat", in two volumes, as well as many scholarly and popular articles and reviews. He lectured frequently to both academic and popular audiences.