From Camp Douglas to Vicksburg: The Civil War Letters of William J. Kennedy, 55th Illinois Infantry, 1861-1863 (Rachael E. Mellen, David A.Powell - DLM) porcelain by Jeffrey Boutwell

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From Camp Douglas to Vicksburg: The Civil War Letters of William J. Kennedy, 55th Illinois Infantry, 1861-1863 (Rachael E. Mellen, David A.Powell - DLM) porcelain by Jeffrey Boutwellby Rachael E. Mellen (Editor), David A. Powell (Editor) Wars change the course of history and touch in intensely personal ways the lives of everyone involved. Thankfully, surviving firsthand accounts offer modern readers a deeply personal window into earlier times. From Camp Douglas to Vicksburg: The Civil War Letters of William J. Kennedy, 55th Illinois Infantry, 18611863, edited and annotated by Rachael E. Mellen and David A. Powell, constitutes a