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Harry Endicott Webber

b. 1874

A Massachusetts writer with a close connection to the Spanish-American War, he is remembered for lively firsthand and local accounts of service, memory, and community. His books preserve the voices and experiences of soldiers from the Salem area in clear, direct prose.

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Twelve Months with the Eighth Massachusetts Infantry in the Service of the United States

Twelve Months with the Eighth Massachusetts Infantry in the Service of the United States

by Harry Endicott Webber

About the author

Born in 1874, Harry Endicott Webber was an American author associated with Salem, Massachusetts. Surviving catalog and digitized book records show that he wrote Greater Salem in the Spanish-American War (1901) and Twelve Months with the Eighth Massachusetts Infantry in the Service of the United States (1908), works that focus on the war and on the men who served in it.

Webber's writing stands out for its documentary feel. Rather than treating war as distant legend, he wrote from close range, preserving names, events, and the local pride surrounding military service. That makes his books especially valuable to readers interested in Massachusetts history, the Spanish-American War, and personal accounts that connect national events to one community.

Little biographical information was easy to confirm from reliable, openly accessible sources beyond his birth year and authorship. Even so, the books themselves suggest a writer deeply invested in remembrance and record-keeping, with a practical style that helps modern readers step into the world of turn-of-the-century veterans.