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Prentiss Ingraham

Prentiss Ingraham

Prentiss Ingraham was a nineteenth-century American fiction writer, mercenary, and Confederate Army colonel.

Lived
1843–1904
Nationality
American
Language
English

Prentiss Ingraham was an American fiction writer and military officer whose life was defined by adventure and conflict. Born in late 1843, he served as a colonel in the Confederate Army. Following his Civil War service, Ingraham spent the decade of the 1860s working as a mercenary in various conflicts. These experiences as a soldier and adventurer later informed his career as a fiction writer. He spent his remaining years writing before passing away in August of 1904.