The last letter we’ve got from Jacob to Mary was on the 21st. This is one of the longer “silent” stretches in the letter collection. I’m glad I synced the date of these letters with our current date (the 28th of Sept, 1862 on the 28th of Sept, 2021). I got to feel the “silence”Continue reading “14. Letter to Mary – Published in Pat Medert’s “Dear Companion” – 28 Sept, 1862″
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13. Letter to Mary – Published in Pat Medert’s “Dear Companion” – 21 Sept, 1862
THE OTHER COLLECTION: Pat Medert published a fantastic spiral bound booklet on Jacob and the 89th in 2001 (available directly from the Ross County Historical Society in Chillicothe, Ohio). Here’s a link to their website – though they don’t have an online store: https://rosscountyhistorical.org. I’ll summarize the content of Jake’s letters published in her bookContinue reading “13. Letter to Mary – Published in Pat Medert’s “Dear Companion” – 21 Sept, 1862″
A Thousand Thunders 