Theophilus F. (Theophilus Francis) Rodenbough

Born in Easton, Pennsylvania, in 1838, he served in the Union Army during the Civil War and earned the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of Trevilian Station in Virginia. He remained in the army after the war, rising through the ranks and eventually retiring as a brigadier general.

Alongside his military career, he became known for his historical writing and editorial work. He helped document the experiences of the regular army and contributed to books and reference works that kept the record of 19th-century American military service alive.

He died in 1912 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. For listeners interested in military memoir, history, and the people who shaped how the Civil War was remembered, his work offers both firsthand experience and a historian's eye.