Frank Moore (1828–1904) was an American journalist and compiler.

Biography

Moore was born in

Concord, New Hampshire Concord () is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the county seat, seat of Merrimack County, New Hampshire, Merrimack County. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 43,976, making it the List of municipalities ...

; one of his siblings was George Henry Moore. Moore moved to

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and became a journalist and general writer. During 1869-1872, he was Assistant Secretary of Legation in

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. Moore was the editor of numerous works, including: * ''Songs and Ballads of the

American Revolution The American Revolution (1765–1783) was a colonial rebellion and war of independence in which the Thirteen Colonies broke from British America, British rule to form the United States of America. The revolution culminated in the American ...

'' (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

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*
The Patriot Preachers of the American Revolution
' (1862) * ''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

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'' (1865) * ''Life and Speeches of

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'' (1865) * ''Anecdotes, Poetry, and Incidents of the War: North and South: 1860-1865'' (1866) * ''Women of 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) Moore also edited ''The Rebellion Record'', 12 volumes reporting on the

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published by

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. Each volume contains a diary of events, documents and narratives, and

poetry Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in ...

. Most are now available from

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: * First Volume: Introductory address by

Edward Everett Edward Everett (April 11, 1794 – January 15, 1865) was an American politician, Unitarian pastor, educator, diplomat, and orator from Massachusetts. Everett, as a Whig, served as U.S. representative, U.S. senator, the 15th governor of Mas ...

Volume 1
(1861) * Second Volume
Volume 2
* Third Volume
Volume 3
* Fourth Volume
Volume 4
* Fifth Volume
Volume 5
* Eighth Volume
Volume 8
* Ninth Volume
Volume 9

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Frank 1828 births 1904 deaths American male journalists Historians from New York (state) Journalists from New York City People from Concord, New Hampshire