William A. Canfield

William A. Canfield, born in 1840, is known for writing A History of the Army Experience of William A. Canfield, a Civil War narrative published in Manchester, New Hampshire, in 1869. The book has been cataloged as a personal narrative connected with the 9th New Hampshire Infantry and with the wartime experience of the United States Army.

Because readily available sources are sparse, only a small amount about his life can be confirmed with confidence from the records found here. What does come through clearly is that he wrote from lived experience, and that his memoir has endured as a useful firsthand account of a Union soldier's service.

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