Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

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“Father has volunteered.”—Through Some Eventful Years

March 3, 2011

The American Civil War,Through Some Eventful Years by Susan Bradford Eppes

March 3rd, 1861.—Father has volunteered. Mother was bitterly opposed but though Father yielded to her in many things he would not in this. I wish I was a boy; even if I am young, I could go with him if only I were not a girl. It will beak my heart if he goes.

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