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American historian
Mark Mayo Boatner III
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Born
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1921-06-28
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June 28, 1921
Louisiana
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Died
| June 10, 2006
(2006-06-10)
(aged 84)
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Occupation
| Soldier, historian, author
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Nationality
| American
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Genre
| Military History
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Notable works
| The Civil War Dictionary
(1959)
Encyclopedia of the American Revolution
(1966)
Landmarks of the American Revolution
(1973)
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Children
| 7
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Mark Mayo Boatner III
(28 June 1921 ? 10 June 2006
[1]
) was an American soldier, historian, and author. He graduated from the
United States Military Academy
at West Point in the June 1943 class and fought in
World War II
and the
Korean War
. While teaching military history at West Point he wrote and published
The Civil War Dictionary
in 1959. The
Encyclopedia of the American Revolution
followed in 1966. Both works have had several revised editions published. He authored
Landmarks of the American Revolution
in 1973.
Career
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Boatner was born in 1921. His father was Mark Mayo Boatner Jr, who retired from the army in 1947.
Mark Mayo Boatner III went to the
United States Military Academy
at West Point and graduated in the June 1943 class.
[2]
He served as a combat infantryman in Italy during World War II. He also saw active duty during the
Korean War
.
[3]
Married twice, he had one daughter and six sons. While he was serving in Korea, one of his sons died in an automobile accident.
[2]
He was awarded the
Combat Infantryman Badge
and the
Croix de Guerre
for his war service.
[4]
In 1952 Boatner coauthored
Battery Duties: A Ready Reference Manual for Battery Personnel
with Robert F. Cocklin.
[5]
He wrote
Army Lore and the Customs of the Service
in 1954.
[6]
While an assistant professor of military history at West Point, he researched and wrote
The Civil War Dictionary
, which was published in 1959.
[3]
The work was dedicated to his wife Patricia Dilworth Boatner.
[7]
Soon after, he served at
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
at
Paris
, France.
[3]
In 1966, Boatner published
Encyclopedia of the American Revolution
. Revised editions would be released in 1974 and 1994.
[8]
The book was dedicated to his grandmother Emily Nelson Gunnell (1869?1969), who was the great-granddaughter of
Thomas Nelson Jr.
, a signer of the
United States Declaration of Independence
.
[9]
Boatner wrote
Landmarks of the American Revolution
in 1973.
[10]
During his career, he earned a master's degree in international affairs from the
US Army War College
and
George Washington University
. He retired from the army with the rank of
colonel
.
[4]
Notes
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- ^
"Mark M. Boatner"
. Genealogy Bank
. Retrieved
8 November
2013
.
- ^
a
b
Boatner Family History
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a
b
c
Boatner (1959), dust jacket
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a
b
Boatner (1994), dust jacket
- ^
Boatner & Cocklin (1952),
Battery Duties
- ^
Boatner (1954),
Army Lore
- ^
Boatner (1959), vii
- ^
Boatner (1994), iv
- ^
Boatner (1994), vii
- ^
Boatner (1974),
Landmarks
References
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- "Boatner Family History"
. Retrieved
3 February
2012
.
- Boatner, Mark M. III; Cocklin, Robert F. (1952).
Battery Duties: A Ready Reference Manual for Battery Personnel
.
ISBN
1163805661
.
- Boatner, Mark M. III (1954).
Army Lore and the Customs of the Service
. Pacific Stars & Stripes, 1954
. Retrieved
3 February
2012
.
- Boatner, Mark M. III (1959).
The Civil War Dictionary
. New York, N.Y.: David McKay Company.
ISBN
0-679-50013-8
.
- Boatner, Mark M. III (1974).
Landmarks of the American Revolution
. Stackpole Books, Harrisburg
. Retrieved
3 February
2012
.
- Boatner, Mark M. III (1994).
Encyclopedia of the American Revolution
. Mechanicsburg, Pa.: Stackpole Books.
ISBN
0-8117-0578-1
.
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