Letters Home: Original Letters and Photographs from America's Civil War

by Alan J. Sessarego

A short collection of letters of soldiers writing home during Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. It captures truly the human emotion, as the soldier tries his best to communicate what he is going thru with high casualties. It is really good that these letters and others like them were preserved for future generations.

Genres: Civil War

30 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Alan Sessarego is a Gettysburg antique dealer specializing in Civil War letters and photographs; he is also a freelance motorcycle photographer.

Reviews

[Ellie Versland · Rating 5 out of 5]

This 27 page book describes what it was like for the soldiers on the frontlines. They write letters home to family members telling them who has been killed, injured or taken prisoner. They tell of just how close bullets were to them but they were spared.