Comments | netninja1: Sullivan Ballou's Letter to his Wife, July the 14th, 1861 Civil War

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Sullivan Ballou's Letter to his Wife, July the 14th, 1861 Civil War

Oct 08, 2004 02:45

July the 14th, 1861 ( Read more... )

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netninja1 October 7 2004, 23:50:26 UTC

he died a week later

danjem October 27 2004, 12:12:51 UTC

where did you find this? when I was at Bob Jones University my roomie had a CD of this read while haunting violin music played in the background. THX for the good memory.

Sullivan Ballou's letter netninja1 October 27 2004, 13:42:45 UTC

Love of country is not unique to Americans, but in a democracy, sending citizens to war requires far more than a dictator's fiat. In 1861, men on both sides of the conflict were willing to lay down their lives for what they believed to be right. Southerners fought for states' rights and a society built upon human slavery, which many considered the natural order of the universe. When the war started, few volunteers in the northern army marched off to end slavery, but many were ready to fight and die to preserve the Union ( ... )