Description: This book contains letters from the Civil War of a Union officer, his fiancée, and some of their connections. The letters witness to their conviction that the pain of their four-year separation and other deprivations would help purify the country from the sin of slavery.
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Meticulously preserved and arranged, this monumental archive of correspondence between a Pennsylvania officer and his fiancée promises to be an indispensable resource for scholars, researchers, and general readers seeking to understand the social history of the American Civil War. Highlighting the perspective of soldiers at war and their loved ones back home, this volume poignantly captures the suffering and sacrifice endured by the Union's defenders.