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Book Review: Yankee Correspondence: Civil War Letters Between New England Soldiers and the Home Front
Written on:November 24, 2012
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Yankee Correspondence: Civil War Letters Between New England Soldiers and the Home Front. University of Virginia Press, 1996. 169 pages. Nina Silber, Mary Beth Sievens These letters by New England soldiers and their families, many published for the first time, speak of the hardships of the war, especially frustrations with the army, homefront suffering, and government policies. They are grouped by six major themes: the military experience, the meaning of…
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