author
L. E. (Lucius Eugene) Chittenden
1824–1900
A vivid firsthand observer of Civil War Washington, this Vermont lawyer and banker turned public service into memorable historical writing. His books on Abraham Lincoln and the Treasury years blend insider detail with an eye for character and politics.
3 Audiobooks
Strange stories of the Civil War
by Robert Shackleton, L. E. (Lucius Eugene) Chittenden, William Drysdale, G. A. Forsyth, John Habberton, William J. Henderson, Lucy C. (Lucy Cecil) Lillie, Howard Patterson
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861
by L. E. (Lucius Eugene) Chittenden
Lincoln and the Sleeping Sentinel: The True Story
by L. E. (Lucius Eugene) Chittenden
About the author
Born in Vermont in 1824, Lucius Eugene Chittenden built a varied career as a lawyer, banker, public official, and writer. He is best remembered for serving as Register of the Treasury during Abraham Lincoln's administration, a role that placed him close to the financial and political pressures of the Civil War era.
That experience later shaped his writing. Chittenden wrote recollections and reminiscences that drew on his own memories of Lincoln, government life, and nineteenth-century public affairs, giving readers a personal angle on major national events.
He died in 1900. Today, his work remains of interest to readers who enjoy memoir, political history, and firsthand accounts from the Lincoln period.