John W. De Forest
Born: May 31, 1826
Died: July 17, 1906 (aged 80)
Bio: John William De Forest was an American soldier and writer of realistic fiction, best known for his Civil War novel Miss Ravenel's Conversion from Secession to Loyalty.
Known for:
- Overland (1871)
- A volunteer's adventures
- Union Officer in the Reconstruction
- Honest John Vane (1875)
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