* Civil War historian James McPherson was named the recipient of a new $100,000 prize, the Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. The prize, sponsored by a James Pritzker foundation in Chicago, is to be presented at an Oct. 6 ceremony here.
* Former “Grey’s Anatomy” star Isaiah Washington, who was famously let go from that series, will have a recurring part on “Bionic Woman” in the fall, NBC says.
* Mandy Patinkin is leaving CBS’ “Criminal Minds,” saying his departure is the result of creative differences.
* Actress Rebecca Romijn, 34, and actor Jerry O’Connell, 33, tied the knot in a small ceremony in Los Angeles on Saturday.
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Personals was compiled by Kim Profant from Tribune news services and staff reports.
