Albert D. Richardson
American journalist (1833–1869)
Albert Deane Richardson (October 6, 1833 – December 2, 1869) was a well-known American journalist, Union spy, and author. He wrote a book about his own experiences and a biography of Ulysses S. Grant. Richardson was shot on two occasions, the second time fatally, by a jealous husband of the woman Richardson was in love with.
Timeline
Born in Franklin, Massachusetts, October 6, 1833
Obtained first job with newspaper, Pittsburgh Commercial Journal, 1851.
Married Mary Louise Pease, April 1855.
Correspondent for the Boston Journal, 1857.
Edited The Western Mountaineer of Golden City, Colorado, 1860.
Journalist for the New York Daily Tribune.
Captured by the Confederates at Vicksburg, May 3, 1863.
Wife and daughter died.
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