Gregory A. Coco (1946–2009)
Author of A Strange and Blighted Land: Gettysburg, The Aftermath of a Battle
About the Author
Gregory Ashton Coco, born and raised in Louisiana, lived in the Gettysburg area for nearly 35 years. In 1972, after serving in the U.S. Army, he earned a degree in American History from the University of Southwestern Louisiana. While in the military, Greg spent a tour of duty in Vietnam as a show more prisoner of war military interrogator and infantry platoon radio operator with the 25th Infantry and received, among other awards, the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. During his years in Gettysburg, Greg worked as a National Park Service Ranger and a Licensed Battlefield Guide. He wrote sixteen books and a dozen scholarly articles on Gettysburg and the Civil War. His A Strange and Blighted Land. Gettysburg: The Aftermath of a Battle was voted #12 in the Top 50 Civil War Books ever written. Greg died at age 62 in February of 2009. In his words, he was "the happy husband of Cindy L. Small for 26 years. He was the fortunate father of daughter, Keri E. Coco. He loved them both with all his heart." Keri is married to Cail MacLean and they have a daughter, Ashton MacLean Coco. show less
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Series
Works by Gregory A. Coco
A Vast Sea of Misery: A History and Guide to the Union and Confederate Field Hospitals at Gettysburg, July 1-November… (1988) 62 copies
On the Bloodstained Field II: 132 More Human Interest Stories of the Campaign and Battle of Gettysburg (1989) 52 copies
Killed in Action: Eyewitness Accounts of the Last Moments of 100 Union Soldiers Who Died at Gettysburg (1992) 33 copies
War Stories: A Collection of One Hundred Fifty Little Known Human Interest Stories of the Campaign and Battle of… (1992) 25 copies
From Ball's Bluff to Gettysburg... and Beyond: The Civil War Letters of Private Roland E. Bowen, 15th Massachusetts… (1994) 17 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1946-05-04
- Date of death
- 2009-02-11
- Gender
- male
- Birthplace
- Marksville, Louisiana, USA
- Place of death
- Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
- Education
- University of Southwestern Louisiana
- Occupations
- Park Guide
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Statistics
- Works
- 17
- Members
- 490
- Popularity
- #50,416
- Rating
- 4.2
- ISBNs
- 33