Douglas Southall Freeman Biography

This Biography consists of approximately 2 pages of information about the life of Douglas Southall Freeman.

Douglas Southall Freeman Biography

This Biography consists of approximately 2 pages of information about the life of Douglas Southall Freeman.
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The American journalist Douglas Southall Freeman (1886-1953) was one of the major biographers in the United States during the 20th century.

Douglas Southall Freeman was born at Lynchburg, Va., on May 16, 1886, the son of a Confederate veteran. His family soon moved to Richmond, where Freeman was educated. After graduating from Richmond College in 1904, he proceeded to Johns Hopkins, where he received his doctorate in history at the age of 22. The only copy of his dissertation on the Virginia Secession Convention was lost in a fire.

Freeman returned to Richmond to work for the state tax commission as well as for local newspapers. In 1908 he edited the Calendar of Confederate Papers, demonstrating his continued interest in Southern history. In 1911 he joined the News Leader, the Richmond newspaper that was his employer for the rest of his journalistic career. The next year Freeman edited the Reports on Virginia Taxation, and...

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