Horace Edwin Hayden

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Horace Edwin Hayden

1837–1917

Best known as a Pennsylvania historian, genealogist, and Episcopal clergyman, he wrote lively works on Wyoming Valley history and family lineage. His books range from local Revolutionary-era stories to detailed genealogies that are still referenced today.

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A Refutation of the Charges Made against the Confederate States of America of Having Authorized the Use of Explosive and Poisoned Musket and Rifle Balls during the Late Civil War of 1861-65

A Refutation of the Charges Made against the Confederate States of America of Having Authorized the Use of Explosive and Poisoned Musket and Rifle Balls during the Late Civil War of 1861-65

by Horace Edwin Hayden

About the author

An Episcopal minister based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he became widely known for his work as a historian and genealogist. He was closely connected with the Wyoming Historical and Genealogical Society, and contemporary notices remembered him for many years of service to the organization and to the study of regional history.

His writing focused especially on the history of northeastern Pennsylvania and on family genealogy. Among his better-known works are Virginia genealogies, Major John Garrett, slain July 3, 1778, and General Roger Enos. The mix of local history, biography, and family research in his books helped preserve stories that might otherwise have been lost.

Born in 1837 and dying in 1917, he belonged to a generation of writer-researchers who gathered documents, family records, and historical traditions before many of them disappeared. His books still give readers a window into the people, places, and memory of early Pennsylvania and Virginia.