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John Beatty
1828–1914
A Civil War brigadier general, Ohio congressman, and memoirist, this 19th-century American writer brought a soldier’s eye for detail to the page. His best-known work looks back on the war with plainspoken observation and a strong sense of lived experience.
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The Citizen-Soldier
by John Beatty
About the author
Born near Sandusky, Ohio, in 1828, John Beatty built an early career in banking before stepping into public life. At the start of the Civil War, he volunteered as a private in the 3rd Ohio Infantry and rose through the ranks to become a brigadier general in the Union Army.
After the war, he served Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives and remained active in public affairs. He is also remembered as the author of The Citizen-Soldier, a memoir drawn from his wartime experience and valued for its direct, firsthand account of camp life, marching, and battle.
Beatty died in 1914. For readers, his writing offers something especially appealing: not a polished legend, but the voice of someone who was there and paid close attention.