Dr. John Legg

John R. Legg is a scholar of Native American history, public history, digital humanities, and a professional photographer. He holds a B.A. in History from Middle Georgia State University, MA in History with a graduate certificate in Public History from Virginia Tech, and a Ph.D. in History from George Mason University. His research explores the Northern Plains, Indigenous mobility, the U.S.-Dakota War, and the Civil War era. He recently published a book chapter on The Oregon Trail video game for the book Playing at War: Identity and Memory in Civil War Video Games (LSU Press 2024) and has an article on Civil War memory in the American West coming out in Civil War History (December 2025). In terms of public history, he's interested in spatial history, historical memory, Indigenous responses to museums and public history practices, and oral history. Dr. Legg maintains an academic website at https://www.johnlegg.org. You can also see his photography work at https://johnleggphotography.pixieset.com/.