New York: Metro Books, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. First ediiton, first printing, Hard cover. 192 pp. Profusely illusrated with reproductions of period photos, dagereotypes, etc. Fine in bright, crisp dust jacket with a closed tear top rear corner of the spine. This book tells the stories of 14 of the couples whose lives weer forever altered by the Civil War, Lovers' heart-wrenching correcpondence is recounted here, offering unforgettably poignant glimpses into the relationships that held fast despite the huge strains imposed by the war. The stories include: Confedate Generl Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, who longed to win the war so he could return to his wife and baby daughter; David Demas, who joined the first African merican regiment and wrote sombre letters home; Malinda Blalock, hwo couldn't bear to be parter fron her husband and so joined the Confederate Army disguised and his brother "Sam" Fine / fine. Item #E27735
ISBN: 9781435145108

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