Frank Moore (journalist)

Moore was born in Concord, New Hampshire; one of his siblings was George Henry Moore. Moore moved to New York City and became a journalist and general writer. During 1869-1872, he was Assistant Secretary of Legation in Paris.

Moore was the editor of numerous works, including:

• Songs and Ballads of the American Revolution (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 Civil War
• 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 Andrew Johnson (1865)
• Life and Speeches of John Bright (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 American Civil War published by David Van Nostrand. Each volume contains a diary of events, documents and narratives, and poetry. Most are now available from Internet Archive:

• First Volume: Introductory address by Edward Everett, 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

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Media related to Frank Moore (1828-1904) at Wikimedia Commons

• Works by Frank Moore at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about Frank Moore at the Internet Archive