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George P. Bissell
A Civil War colonel from Connecticut, he wrote a firsthand history of the Twenty-fifth Connecticut Volunteers that brings the regiment’s service into sharp, personal focus. His account is especially valued for its direct view of camp life, marches, and battle during the Union campaign in Louisiana.
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About the author
Remembered as Colonel George Perkins Bissell, he led the 25th Connecticut Volunteers during the American Civil War. His best-known writing is a brief regimental history of that unit, later published in The Twenty-fifth Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion.
Bissell’s account stands out because it was written by the regiment’s commanding officer, giving readers a close view of how the unit was organized, where it served, and how its men were judged for discipline and endurance. The narrative centers on the regiment’s 1862–1863 service, including the Gulf campaign and the fighting around Irish Bend and Port Hudson.
Reliable biographical detail about his wider life is limited in the sources I could confirm here, so this overview stays close to what is well supported: Bissell was a Union officer whose surviving work has become a useful primary-source window into the experience of a Connecticut volunteer regiment.