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W. W. (William Worthington) Goldsborough
1831–1901
A Maryland-born Civil War veteran, he is best remembered for preserving the story of Maryland Confederates in one of the early regimental histories of the war. His writing offers a firsthand view of the conflict and the loyalties that divided border states.
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The Maryland Line in the Confederate States Army.
by W. W. (William Worthington) Goldsborough
About the author
Born in Frederick, Maryland, on October 6, 1831, William Worthington Goldsborough served in the Confederate forces during the American Civil War and later held the rank of major. He became closely associated with the Maryland units that fought for the Confederacy, even though Maryland itself remained in the Union.
Goldsborough is best known as the author of The Maryland Line in the Confederate States Army (1869), a substantial history of Maryland Confederate soldiers. Because he wrote as both a participant and a chronicler, his work has remained useful to readers interested in Civil War memory, regimental history, and the complicated place of Maryland in the war.
He died in Philadelphia on December 25, 1901. Today, he is chiefly remembered through his wartime recollections and his effort to record the experiences of the Maryland men with whom he served.