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David Wright Judd
1838–1888
A Civil War-era journalist and author, he is best remembered for a vivid regimental history of the 33rd New York Volunteers. His career moved between reporting, military service, and magazine editing, giving his writing a practical, eyewitness feel.
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About the author
Born in Lockport, New York, on September 1, 1838, David Wright Judd graduated from Williams College in 1860 and went on to work as a journalist. Reference sources identify him as a newspaperman who later became proprietor and editor of Hearth and Home.
Judd also served for part of the Civil War, and that experience shaped the book he is best known for today, The Story of the Thirty-Third N. Y. S. Vols; or Two Years Campaigning in Virginia and Maryland, published in 1864. The work is a detailed history of the 33rd New York Infantry and stands out as both a military record and a firsthand account from someone close to the events.
He died in 1888. Although not widely remembered as a major literary figure, Judd left behind a valuable piece of Civil War writing that still attracts readers interested in soldiers' lives, campaigns, and contemporary reporting from the period.