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The Transcribed Letters Of Charles Mcdowell And His Wife Nancy Display Remarkable Devotion And Offer Readers A Unique Perspective Of The Civil War. These Letters Contain Little Known Details About: Hangings Prostitution Amputations Desertions Theft And Murder Among Union Troops. Charles Also Describes Personal Contacts With Lincoln And Seward (Of Seward'S Alaskan Folly); Battles Of Cold Harbor Jerusalem Plank Road Monocacy Opequon Fisher'S Hill Cedar Creek; The Siege Of Petersburg; Mosby'S Men; And The Shenandoah Valley And Appomattox Campaign. The Ninth Heavy Artillery Was A Part Of The Sixth Corps. This Story Is Cohesive And Informative Yet Charming And Romantic In A Very Personal Way. Vintage Photographs Enhance The Text.