Frank Moore (journalist)

American journalist
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Quick Facts

IntroAmerican journalist
PlacesUnited States of America
wasJournalist Historian
Work fieldJournalism Social science
Gender
Male
Birth1 January 1828, New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Death1 January 1904 (aged 76 years)
The details

Biography

Frank Moore (1828–1904) was an American journalist and compiler, a brother of George Henry Moore. He was born in Concord, New Hampshire, but removed to New York City and became a journalist and general writer. In 1869-72 he was Assistant Secretary of Legation in Paris. He edited:

  • Songs and Ballads of the American Revolution (1856)
  • Cyclopedia of American Eloquence (1857)
  • Diary of the American Revolution (two volumes, 1860)
  • The Rebellion Record (twelve volumes, 1861-68), a collection of original material bearing on the Civil War
  • Lyrics of Loyalty (1864)
  • Songs of the Soldiers (New York: George P. Putnam, 1864)
  • Confederate Rhymes and Rhapsodies (1864)
  • Personal and Political Ballads (1864)
  • Speeches of Andrew Johnson (1865)
  • Life and Speeches of John Bright (1865)
  • Anecdotes, Poetry, and Incidents of the War: North and South: 1860-1865 (1866)
  • Women in the War, 1861-66 (1866)
  • Songs and Ballads of the Southern People, 1861-65 (1887)
  • The Civil War in Song and Story, 1860-1865 (New York: P. F. Collier, 1889)

The Rebellion Record

Twelve volumes reporting on the American Civil War were published by David Van Nostrand. Each volume contains a diary of events, documents and narratives, and poetry. Most are now available from Internet Archive:

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