Julian Wisner Hinkley

Julian Wisner Hinkley was an American Civil War veteran and memoirist best known for A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry, published in 1912. In that book, he identified himself as a captain of Company E and at times acting major of the 3rd Wisconsin Infantry, drawing on his own experience in the Union army.

Records connected with his military service and later papers show a life closely tied to Wisconsin and to preserving the memory of the war. Archival descriptions note correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, and reunion material, suggesting he stayed active in veteran and historical work long after the fighting ended.

Today, Hinkley is remembered mainly through his firsthand Civil War narrative. Its lasting appeal comes from the way it mixes personal recollection with the larger story of the regiment, giving readers a direct view of camp life, marches, and battle from someone who lived it.