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John K. Shellenberger
A Civil War veteran turned battlefield historian, this author wrote vivid, strongly argued accounts of the battles of Franklin and Spring Hill. His work draws on firsthand experience in the 64th Ohio Infantry and on years of reflecting on the campaign he survived.
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The Battle of Spring Hill, Tennessee read after the stated meeting held February 2d, 1907
by John K. Shellenberger
About the author
John K. Shellenberger was an American Civil War veteran and historical writer best known for his short works on the Tennessee campaign, including The Battle of Franklin and The Battle of Spring Hill, Tennessee. Archival and library records describe his Franklin pamphlet as a published version of a speech he gave in 1902, showing that his books grew out of public talks as well as personal memory.
During the war, Shellenberger served in the 64th Ohio Infantry. Records connected with his later biographies say he rose to the rank of captain, and sources on the regiment show his name attached to postwar writings about battles such as Missionary Ridge, Chickamauga, Franklin, and Spring Hill. That firsthand background helps explain the direct, opinionated style of his military histories.
After the war, he worked for the federal government as a superintendent of national cemeteries. Sources about his life say he spent his final years in St. Augustine, Florida, where he served as superintendent of the National Cemetery there before retiring shortly before his death in 1926. No suitable verified portrait image was confirmed from the sources reviewed here.