John Bull Smith Dimitry was an American author, professor, and Confederate soldier. Despite his mixed heritage (octoroon), he is one of the few people of color venerated by the Confederacy. As the son of the author Alexander Dimitry, John was selected to write the Confederate Military History around the same period as Plessy v. Ferguson. John wrote for several news publications and published several of his own books.
- Occupation
- professor, secretary of legation, writer, historian
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 27, 1835
- Died
- September 7, 1901
