Selden Connor

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Selden Connor

1839–1917

A Civil War general and three-term governor of Maine, he also left behind speeches and historical writings that reflect the public life of late 19th-century New England. His work is closely tied to memory, patriotism, and the people he served alongside.

1 Audiobook

Campfire and battlefield : $b an illustrated history of the campaigns and conflicts of the great Civil War

Campfire and battlefield : $b an illustrated history of the campaigns and conflicts of the great Civil War

by Rossiter Johnson, Selden Connor, John Brown Gordon, Henry W. B. (Henry Ward Beecher) Howard, O. O. (Oliver Otis) Howard, John Tyler Morgan, John Clark Ridpath

About the author

Born in Fairfield, Maine, in 1839, he studied at Tufts College and later became a lawyer before serving in the Union Army during the Civil War. He rose to command the 7th Maine Infantry and was badly wounded at Fredericksburg, building a reputation for steady leadership in battle.

After the war, he remained active in public service and went on to serve as governor of Maine from 1876 to 1879. He was also involved in veterans' organizations and civic life, and many of the works published under his name are addresses, memorial pieces, and historical writings shaped by that experience.

As an author, he is best known for speeches and commemorative works rather than fiction. Those writings give a clear sense of his interests: Civil War remembrance, public duty, and the lives of prominent American figures of his era.