Clarence Clough Buel (July 29, 1850 in Laona, New York – May 22, 1933 in

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) was a

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and

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, most notable for his work with

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to produce the 1887 book ''Battles and Leaders of the Civil War'' and its predecessors.

Biography

Buel was connected with the New York ''Tribune'' from 1875 to 1881, when he joined the staff of ''

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'', and, in 1883, in conjunction with Robert Underwood Johnson, began the editing of the ''Century'' articles on the

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. These articles were afterward expanded and compiled into the book ''Battles and Leaders of the Civil War'' (1887). He was associate editor of ''Century Magazine'' 1909-13, advisory editor until May 1914.

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