- day ▁Green ville , ▁Ohio ). ▁Other ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁narr ative ▁( such ▁as ▁the ▁narr ator ' s ▁mark sm ans hip ▁with ▁a ▁mus ket ▁at ▁ 4 0 ▁yards , ▁or ▁the ▁pers istence ▁of ▁human ▁remains ▁after ▁ 3 6 ▁years ) ▁also ▁test ▁the ▁reader ' s ▁cred ul ity . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁The ▁Rem ark able ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁Jackson ▁Joh on net , ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁( B oston , ▁ 1 7 9 3 ) ▁ ▁Category : P se ud onymous ▁writers ▁Category : American ▁fol kl ore ▁Category : W rit ers ▁of ▁capt ivity ▁narr atives ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁American ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁Richard ▁Edd y , ▁D . D . ▁( 2 1 ▁June ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁– ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁Universal ist ▁cl erg yman , ▁born ▁at ▁Prov idence , ▁R . ▁I . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁chap lain ▁of ▁the ▁Si xt i eth ▁New ▁York ▁Vol unte ers ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁he ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Universal ist ▁Historical ▁Society ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁he ▁was ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Universal ist ▁Register . ▁ ▁He ▁wrote : ▁▁▁ ▁History ▁of ▁Universal ism ▁in ▁America , ▁ 1 6 3 6 -