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″