author
Edward Duffy
1830–1899
A Civil War veteran who turned his wartime diary into a compact regimental history, this 19th-century writer offers a firsthand view of the 159th New York State Volunteers. His account is valued for its direct, soldier-level perspective on campaigns in Louisiana and the Shenandoah Valley.
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History of the 159th Regiment, N.Y.S.V.
by Edward Duffy
About the author
Little biographical information about Edward Duffy is easy to confirm today, but his surviving work shows him as a lieutenant in the 159th New York State Volunteers during the American Civil War. He is best known for History of the 159th Regiment, N.Y.S.V., a short regimental history compiled from his own diary and published in 1890.
That book gives readers a close, practical sense of army life rather than a distant overview. Because it draws on his personal notes, it preserves the movements, hardships, and battles of the regiment in a voice that feels immediate and grounded.
For readers interested in firsthand Civil War writing, Duffy's work stands out as a concise primary source from someone who was there. Even where the details of his personal life remain hard to verify, his record of the 159th has kept his name in print.