Through Blood and Fire: The Civil War Letters of Major Charles J. Mills, 1862-1865 (J. Gregory Acken - DLM) jeff who suffered a wound and

who suffered a wound and later received the Medal of Honor for his actions at on July 1

By the end of the day

" sketching plants along the way and recording his delighted encounters with Spanish moss

corps commander John Bell Hood

describing how shortages of malarial medicine helped erode traditional gender roles by turning genteel southern women into smugglers

Through Blood and Fire: The Civil War Letters of Major Charles J. Mills, 1862-1865 (J. Gregory Acken - DLM) jeff who suffered a wound andby J. Gregory Acken Charles J. Mills, the scion of a wealthy, prominent Boston family, experienced a privileged upbringing and was educated at Harvard University. When the Civil War began, Mills, like many of his college classmates, sought to secure a commission in the army. After a year of unsuccessful attempts, Mills was appointed second lieutenant in the Second Massachusetts Infantry in August 1862; however, he was seriously wounded at Antietam a