Ezra J. Warner

Who is Ezra J. Warner?

Ezra Joseph Warner III was a noted historian of the American Civil War. He was born in Lake Forest, Illinois and lived in La Jolla, California where he worked as an investment counselor. He was the son of Ezra J. Warner, Jr. and grandson of Ezra J Warner, who were wholesale grocery business executives in Chicago, Illinois. His father, Ezra J. Warner, Jr., was president & treasurer of wholesale grocery business Sprague, Warner & Company and vice president of the Chicago Orchestral Association. His mother was the former Marion Hall. He married Rosamond Moore in 1932 but his wife is identified on their tombstone as Dorothy P. Warner. He is buried in Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Illinois. His great uncle was Union General James M. Warner.

Ezra J. Warner III is well known for his work in Civil War biography. His works included:

⁕Warner, Ezra J. Biographical Register of the Confederate Congress. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1975. ISBN 978-0-8071-0092-9.

⁕Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1964. ISBN 0-8071-0822-7.

⁕Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. ISBN 0-8071-0823-5.