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D. H. Fletcher
Known mainly through a single Civil War history written with Samuel H. Fletcher, this elusive co-author is tied to a vivid account of Union cavalry service and wartime memory. The surviving record is sparse, but the book remains a useful firsthand-flavored window into Company A of the Second Illinois Cavalry.
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The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry
by Samuel H. Fletcher, D. H. Fletcher
About the author
D. H. Fletcher is credited as the collaborator on The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry, a book published in 1912 with Samuel H. Fletcher, who is identified in library records as a member of the company. The work preserves the story of a Union cavalry unit in the American Civil War and has continued to circulate through archives and public-domain editions.
Reliable biographical details about D. H. Fletcher appear to be very limited in the sources available online. Because of that, it is safest to describe D. H. Fletcher as a co-author or collaborator rather than make stronger claims about a broader writing career.
What stands out is the book itself: a detailed regimental history shaped by memory, military record, and commemorative purpose. For listeners interested in Civil War memoirs and unit histories, Fletcher's contribution survives through a work meant to keep the experience of those soldiers vividly alive.