Catton, Bruce (1899-1978), an American historian and journalist, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1954 for A Stillness at Appomattox (1953). He wrote many other books about people and events of the American Civil War. These include Mr. Lincoln’s Army (1951), Glory Road (1952), U. S. Grant and the Military Tradition (1954), Grant Moves South (1960), The Coming Fury (1961), Terrible Swift Sword (1963), and Never Call Retreat (1965). Catton’s vivid narratives were the result of a close study of original documents, letters, and diaries.
Catton was born on Oct. 9, 1899, in Petoskey, Michigan. From 1926 to 1941, he was Washington, D.C., correspondent and special writer for the Newspaper Enterprise Association. He was editor of American Heritage magazine from 1954 to 1959 and senior editor from 1959 to 1978. He died on Aug. 28, 1978.
