Hello everyone! My name is Jessica Hoover, and I’m very pleased to make your acquaintance! I would like to offer my thanks to you for taking the time to read my blog. Ever since I was a little girl, history has always enthralled me, and as I grew older, my love for history only grew…
“Oh Darling my heart yearns after you by day and night…”
One of the most heartwarming areas of Civil War research is the personal correspondence between soldiers and their loved ones. Soldiers would often convey not only details about their time in camp and battle, but also their deepest emotions. This was particularly true between husbands and wives, as well as sweethearts. Because these letters were…
Homespun and Haversacks 