Thomas D. Duncan

Born in 1846 and later identified in library records as Thomas Dudley Duncan, he is known for Recollections of Thomas D. Duncan, a Confederate Soldier. The memoir records his experiences in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War and was published in the early 20th century.

Duncan enlisted very young and wrote with the perspective of someone who had lived through the war rather than studied it from a distance. His book follows campaigns, movements, and battles while also dwelling on the routines, fears, loyalties, and losses that shaped a soldier's daily life.

He died in 1931. Today, his writing remains of interest to readers looking for a personal Civil War narrative and a direct window into how one former soldier remembered that era years later.