Dog Jack
| Title | Dog Jack |
| Year of Publication | 1990 |
| Publication Type | Novel |
| Number of Pages or Episodes | 180 p. |
| Language | English |
| Authors | Biros, Florence W. |
| Publisher | Son-Rise Publications |
| City | New Wilmington, PA |
| Keywords | American Civil War; Black Americans; chaplains; dogs; firefighters; fugitives from slavery; Pennsylvania Railroad; soldiers; veterans |
| Abstract | Firefighters adopt a stray mongrel that first wanders into their firehouse. When the men enlist in the 102nd regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, Dog Jack also joins up. |
| Notes | An oil portrait of Pittsburgh's famous Civil War canine was commissioned at the war's end; it still hangs at the Soldiers and Sailors Museum in Pittsburgh. |
| Author Biography | Florence Biros (1931—2014), a writer, formed Son-Rise Publications in 1976 to publish a series of historical novels. She lived in New Wilmington, Lawrence County. |
| Time | 1860s |
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