Augustine Joseph Hickey Duganne
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Augustine Joseph Hickey Duganne (1823–1884) was a Civil War
era American poet, playwright
, and dime novel
ist. He is the author of Camps and Prison (1865), a vivid account of his Civil War experiences as a Union officer.
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
era American poet, playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, and dime novel
Dime novel
Dime novel, though it has a specific meaning, has also become a catch-all term for several different forms of late 19th-century and early 20th-century U.S...
ist. He is the author of Camps and Prison (1865), a vivid account of his Civil War experiences as a Union officer.