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J. C. (John C.) Gorman
b. 1834
A Confederate veteran turned newspaper editor, he left behind a firsthand account of the Civil War's closing days in Lee's Last Campaign. His life also included years in journalism and public service in North Carolina.
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Lee's Last Campaign
by J. C. (John C.) Gorman
About the author
Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in 1835, John C. Gorman grew up in North Carolina and learned the printing trade as a young man. Before and after the Civil War, he worked in journalism, a background that helped shape his clear, report-like style as a writer.
During the war he served in the Confederate army and was later imprisoned at Fort Delaware. He is best remembered today for Lee's Last Campaign, a memoir-like account of the final operations of the Army of Northern Virginia and the surrender at Appomattox.
After the war, Gorman remained active in public life in North Carolina, including newspaper work and state service. His writing stands out because it combines a participant's personal experience with the instincts of a trained newspaperman.