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Albert Plummer
1840–1913
A Civil War surgeon turned physician, legislator, and chronicler of his regiment, he brought a firsthand eye to the history he wrote. His best-known work preserves the experiences of the Forty-eighth Massachusetts during the war in a clear, practical voice shaped by service.
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History of the Forty-Eighth Regiment M. V. M. During the Civil War
by Albert Plummer
About the author
Born in 1840, Albert Plummer was an American doctor who served as a surgeon during the Civil War and later became active in public life. He studied at Kimball Union Academy and earned his medical degree from Bowdoin College before moving west and practicing medicine in Minnesota.
He served with the 10th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry during the war, and afterward settled in Hamilton, Minnesota, where he built a long medical career. He also served a term in the Minnesota House of Representatives, showing the same civic-mindedness in politics that marked his professional life.
For readers, Plummer is especially notable as the author of History of the Forty-eighth Regiment, M.V.M. during the Civil War, published in 1907. The book reflects both his medical background and his closeness to the veterans' world, giving his writing the feel of lived memory rather than distant summary.