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Ralston B. Lattimore
A Georgia newspaperman and National Park Service historian, he wrote clear, accessible books that helped readers discover Fort Pulaski and the Civil War past of the South.
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Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia
by Ralston B. Lattimore
About the author
Born in Savannah, Georgia, in 1901, Ralston B. Lattimore worked as a newspaper reporter before joining the National Park Service. The National Park Service credits him as one of the most influential early workers at Fort Pulaski, where he began in 1934 and later served for many years as superintendent.
Lattimore is best remembered as the author of Fort Pulaski and Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia, concise historical guides that introduced generations of readers to the fort’s military history and preservation. He also wrote The Story of Robert E. Lee, as Told in His Own Words and Those of His Contemporaries, showing his broader interest in Civil War history.
He died in 1970. Reliable biographical information about him is fairly limited online, but the surviving record shows a writer deeply tied to Savannah and to the interpretation of one of Georgia’s best-known historic sites.