What type of details about john thomas scharf can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: john thomas scharf -lrb- may 1 , 1843 -- february 28 , 1898 -rrb- was a united states historian , author , journalist , antiquarian , politician , lawyer and confederate states of america soldier and sailor . he is best known for his published historical works . modern historians and researchers cite his comprehensive histories as primary source materials . scharf used a formulaic and detailed approach to preparing his historical works . he contacted everyone who could provide information about his subject and used detail questionnaires to capture responses to his inquiries . the j. thomas scharf collection , 1730s-1892 , held by the maryland historical society , shows off his massive collection of original source materials . scharf was one of the first american historians to consistently use newspapers as a primary source . rather than trying to analyze the source material , he often quoted at length from newspapers , magazines , pamphlets , and state and city documents . his books are written in the flowery style of his day , and several of his works , although long , are still considered among the best primary sources available . when writing about the american civil war , the central event of his generation , he could not remain objective , and clearly articulated his strong pro-south perspective and prejudice about the war he fought . still , his '' history of the confederate states navy '' remains a particularly valuable contribution to the literature of the american civil war . at the outbreak of the war , scharf enlisted with the 1st maryland artillery . he fought in the confederate states army and navy . returning from the war , scharf helped reorganize the maryland state militia . he practiced law and took positions as a city editor for the baltimore evening news and managing editor for the baltimore sunday telegram . he accumulated a mass of papers on the city of baltimore and from these he published his first major work , '' the chronicles of baltimore '' . in 1878 , scharf , a from baltimore...
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