Civil War Soldiers' Letters
2015-01-25T16:32:02-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOTMyXC8yMDE1MDEyNTE2MzkzNzAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==John Emond read letters from ordinary Civil War soldiers, placing the letters in the context of the war as well as the soldiers' daily lives, which he says were defined by personal hardships, disease and death.
John Emond read letters from ordinary Civil War soldiers, placing the letters in the context of the war as well as the soldiers' daily lives, which he says were defined by personal hardships, disease and death.
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John Emond Independent Researcher
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Andrea Bassing Matney Manager National Archives and Records Administration->Community Outreach Programs
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