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Charles Hersey

Best remembered as a 19th-century Worcester historian, this author helped preserve local Revolutionary-era memory in detailed, carefully assembled books. His work still appeals to listeners interested in early American history and the stories behind one New England city.

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Reminiscences of the Military Life and Sufferings of Col. Timothy Bigelow, Commander of the Fifteenth Regiment of the Massachusetts Line in the Continental Army, during the War of the Revolution

Reminiscences of the Military Life and Sufferings of Col. Timothy Bigelow, Commander of the Fifteenth Regiment of the Massachusetts Line in the Continental Army, during the War of the Revolution

by Charles Hersey

About the author

Charles Hersey was a 19th-century American historical writer closely associated with Worcester, Massachusetts. Reliable catalog and library sources connect him with History of Worcester, Massachusetts and with Reminiscences of the Military Life and Sufferings of Col. Timothy Bigelow, both published in 1860.

He is especially notable for extending William Lincoln’s earlier history of Worcester. The Worcester Historical Museum notes that after Lincoln’s death, Hersey supplemented the account to cover the years 1836 to 1861 and published the expanded edition.

Although I could confirm his books and his connection to Worcester, I did not find a solid biographical source with fuller personal details such as birth, death, or a well-documented life story. What stands out most clearly is his role as a careful local historian whose writing helped preserve Worcester’s civic and Revolutionary past.