Ed Bearss

Ed Bearss
A white man in a grey t-shirt and ballcap is facing and looking into the camera, smiling.
Bearss in 2020
Born(1923-06-26)26 June 1923
Died15 September 2020(2020-09-15) (aged 97)
Education
Occupations
Employer(s)National Park Service
(1955–1995)
Title
  • Chief Historian
  • Historian Emeritus
Spouse
Margie Riddle
(m. 1958; died 2006)
Military career
BranchUnited States Marine Corps
Years1941–1946
RankCorporal
Unit3rd Battalion, 7th Marines
Conflicts

Edwin Cole Bearss (26 June 1923 – 15 September 2020) was a historian of the American Civil War, tour guide, and United States Marine Corps veteran of World War II.