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Willard W. Glazier
1841–1905
A Civil War officer turned prolific writer and lecturer, he built a public reputation on adventure, endurance, and patriotic storytelling. His books drew on wartime imprisonment, long-distance travel, and his much-publicized expeditions in North America.
3 Audiobooks
Three Years in the Federal Cavalry
by Willard W. Glazier
Peculiarities of American Cities
by Willard W. Glazier
About the author
Born in Fowler, New York, on August 22, 1841, Willard W. Glazier was a teacher before serving in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He later became known for writing about his war experience, including imprisonment, and for turning those experiences into a broader literary and lecture career.
Glazier published books such as The Capture, the Prison Pen, and the Escape and Heroes of Three Wars, and he was widely presented in his day as a soldier-author and explorer. He also attracted attention for ambitious promotional journeys, including long horseback travel and expeditions connected with the upper Mississippi.
He died on April 26, 1905, in Albany, New York. Although not widely read today, he remains an interesting 19th-century figure because he moved so easily between soldiering, travel writing, public lecturing, and self-made fame.