Chandra Manning is a Professor of History at Georgetown University, where she specializes in 19th century U.S. History. She also previously taught at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. In 2020, she received the Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching at Georgetown University.

Manning is the author of two books, "What This Cruel War Was Over: Soldiers, Slavery, and the Civil War" and "Troubled Refuge: Struggling for Freedom in the Civil War.