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Edward T. (Edward Tracey) Bouvé

A Civil War veteran, Boston merchant, and local historian, he also ventured into early speculative fiction with a novel set in a strange Antarctic society. His work bridges lived history and imaginative storytelling in a way that still feels distinctive.

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The Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry in the Closing Scenes of the War for the Maintenance of the Union, from Richmond to Appomatox

The Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry in the Closing Scenes of the War for the Maintenance of the Union, from Richmond to Appomatox

by William B. Arnold, Edward T. (Edward Tracey) Bouvé, La Salle Corbell Pickett

About the author

Born in Hingham, Massachusetts, on August 14, 1841, he was the son of Thomas Tracy Bouvé and Emily G. Lincoln. During the Civil War, he first enlisted in 1862, then reenlisted in 1864 and served with the Massachusetts 4th Cavalry before being promoted to major in the 26th New York Cavalry in 1865. After the war, he returned to Massachusetts, became a merchant in Boston, and lived again in Hingham.

He also took a strong interest in history and natural history. He contributed sections including "Trees and shrubs of Hingham" and "Ancient landmarks" to History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, showing the same close attention to place that appears in his other writing.

Readers of fiction may know him best for Centuries Apart (1894), an early speculative novel noted for its unusual Antarctic lost-world setting. He died in Hingham on November 19, 1920.