Patrick Coan

Patrick Coan is a second-year graduate student in the History PhD program at Texas A&M.  He graduated with a B.A. in History and Political Science from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas in Spring 2024 and joined the PhD program in Fall 2024.  Patrick is currently working on his master’s thesis titled “Milton Holland and William Holland: Two Former Enslaved Texans, Civil War Soldiers, and Reconstruction Leaders.”  He is interested in what their experiences during the Civil War as Union soldiers and their fight for black equality through politics, economics, law, civil service, and education during Reconstruction in Washington D.C. and Texas tell us about those crucial periods in American History.

Advisor: Dr. Lorien Foote