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W. W. (William Worthington) Goldsborough
1831–1901
Best known for a detailed history of Maryland soldiers who fought for the Confederacy, this 19th-century writer drew on firsthand experience as a former officer. His work remains a notable Civil War regimental history with a strongly personal point of view.
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The Maryland Line in the Confederate States Army.
by W. W. (William Worthington) Goldsborough
About the author
Born in Maryland in 1831, William Worthington Goldsborough is chiefly remembered for The Maryland Line in the Confederate States Army, first published in 1869 and later revised. Library and archival records identify him as the author of that substantial Civil War history, and contemporary cataloging consistently lists him under the full name W. W. (William Worthington) Goldsborough.
Goldsborough wrote from direct experience. Sources connected to his work and papers describe him as a major in the Confederate service, and his memoirs and military history focus on Maryland units that served in the Confederate army during the American Civil War.
He died in 1901. For listeners interested in Civil War history, his writing offers more than a summary of events: it is a participant's effort to record the people, campaigns, and memory of a contested past.