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Wilbur F. (Wilbur Fisk) Crummer
1843–1920
A Union veteran who turned his wartime memories into vivid Civil War writing, he is best known for a firsthand account of Grant’s campaigns at Fort Donelson, Shiloh, and Vicksburg. His work offers a soldier’s-eye view of some of the war’s most important battles.
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With Grant at Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Vicksburg and an appreciation of General U. S. Grant
by Wilbur F. (Wilbur Fisk) Crummer
About the author
Born in Illinois in 1843, he served in the 45th Illinois Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. Later sources about him consistently connect him with Galena, Illinois, and with his service under Ulysses S. Grant during the western campaigns.
He is remembered chiefly for With Grant at Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Vicksburg, published in 1915. The book draws on his own experience as a soldier and stands out as a personal, on-the-ground narrative of major Union victories.
Crummer died in 1920. Though not a widely known literary figure, he remains of interest to readers of Civil War memoirs because his writing preserves the voice of someone who was there.