Which of these men was not a writer both before and after the revolution war james otis henry david thoreau micheal guillaume jean de crevecoeur john dickinson

The civil war spanned from April 12, 1861 to April 9, 1865.

James Otis was a lawyer, pamphleteer, and legislator in Boston. He was born February 5, 1725, and died May 23, 1783, so he died before the civil war even began.

Therefore, the answer is James Otis

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