by Richard Upsher Smith (Editor)

This book contains letters from the Civil War of a Union officer, his fianc馥, 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.

Author Biography

Richard Upsher Smith, Jr. is retired professor of classics at the Franciscan University of Steubenville.