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Henry Myron Kendall
A career U.S. Army officer turned military writer, he is best known for a detailed account of the Civil War's Battle of Stone River. His work has the feel of a firsthand soldier's study, focused on strategy, movement, and the pressures of command.
1 Audiobook
The Battle of Stone River
by Henry Myron Kendall
About the author
Born in 1838 and died in 1912, Henry Myron Kendall is remembered as an American military author rather than a novelist or poet. Reliable catalog and audiobook sources identify him as a U.S. Army major and as the author of The Battle of Stone River.
That book grew out of a paper read in 1903 for the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, which helps explain its clear, formal style and close attention to troop actions. Instead of telling a broad life story, Kendall concentrates on one major Civil War engagement and examines how the battle unfolded on the ground.
For listeners who enjoy military history, his writing offers a compact window into how veterans and officers of his era interpreted the war. Biographical details about his personal life are limited in the sources I could confirm, but his surviving work shows a strong interest in careful historical record and battlefield analysis.