Samuel M. (Samuel Miller) Quincy

Born in Boston in 1832, Samuel Miller Quincy came from a prominent Massachusetts family and graduated from Harvard in 1852. He trained as a lawyer, but his life quickly expanded beyond the law into military service, politics, and historical work.

During the American Civil War, he served in the Union Army and later wrote about his wartime experiences. He is associated with works including The Man who was not a Colonel and History of the Second Massachusetts Regiment of Infantry: A Prisoner's Diary, which reflect both his service and his eye for narrative.

Quincy also held public office, including a term as mayor of New Orleans during Reconstruction, and remained active in civic and historical causes. He died in 1887, leaving behind a career that connected battlefield experience, public service, and literary record.