Dear Sarah: Letters Home from a Soldier of the Iron Brigade

by Coralou Peel Lassen (Editor)

Over 80 letters from Corporal John Pardington to his wife paint a vivid portrait of the life and everyday concerns of a Union soldier and his transformation from simple Michigan country boy to seasoned fighter. His touching love letters are made even more poignant because the reader is aware of the young soldier's impending death at the Battle of Gettysburg.

208 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1999