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George Perkins

1844–1926

Best known for a firsthand Civil War memoir, this American writer turned his service with the 149th Ohio Volunteer Infantry into a vivid regimental narrative. His surviving work offers a direct, personal view of campaigning in Maryland and the Shenandoah Valley.

1 Audiobook

A Summer in Maryland and Virginia; Or, Campaigning with the 149th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. A Sketch of Events Connected with the Service of the Regiment in Maryland and the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

A Summer in Maryland and Virginia; Or, Campaigning with the 149th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. A Sketch of Events Connected with the Service of the Regiment in Maryland and the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

by George Perkins

About the author

George Perkins was an American author remembered for A summer in Maryland and Virginia; or, Campaigning with the 149th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, published in 1911. The book presents a personal account of the 149th Ohio's service during the Civil War and is described as a regimental history and personal narrative.

The published record identifies him as "George Perkins, 1844-1926," which places him in the generation that came of age during the war. His best-known book focuses on events in Maryland and the Shenandoah Valley and has been preserved by major library collections, helping keep his account available to later readers.

Some catalog records suggest the volume originally included portraits, but I could not reliably confirm a suitable portrait image of Perkins himself from the sources I checked. For that reason, no profile image is included here.