Letter from Maj. Sullivan Ballou, 2nd Rhode Island, to his wife.

Exploring the most important 55 months in American history
Letter from Maj. Sullivan Ballou, 2nd Rhode Island, to his wife.
The first land battle of the war takes place in northern Virginia, and Confederates blockade the Potomac waterway into Chesapeake Bay.
September 15, 1863 – Major General George G. Meade planned to advance against General Robert E. Lee’s weakened Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, but only