author
George Perkins
1844–1926
A Civil War veteran who later turned his wartime memories into print, he is known for a firsthand account of the 149th Ohio Volunteer Infantry's service in Maryland and Virginia. His surviving published work has the direct, personal feel of someone writing from lived experience rather than distant history.
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About the author
Very little biographical information could be confirmed about this author beyond the basic dates 1844–1926 and his authorship of A Summer in Maryland and Virginia; Or, Campaigning with the 149th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, published in 1911.
That book is a memoir-like sketch of the 149th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, recounting the regiment's service in Maryland and the Shenandoah Valley in 1864. The tone suggests a writer looking back on events that had stayed vivid for decades, with an interest in preserving the memory of a volunteer regiment and the people who served in it.
Because reliable online biographical sources for him are scarce, it is safest to remember him chiefly as a veteran author whose work adds a personal voice to Civil War history.