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Imagine finding a cache of some 40 letters written by one of your ancestors to his mother while he was a soldier in the Civil War!
William David Jones was only 17 when he volunteered for the 12th Pennsylvania Reserves in the fall of 1861. During the three years he was away, he wrote many letters to his mother, back in Pittsburgh. William's life changed dramatically as a result of his service. He grew from boy to man; he fought in some of the most important battles of the Virginia Campaign - the Seven Days, Second Bull Run, and Gettysburg. He was wounded in battle, and was later promoted to Corporal, and sent to Philadelphia on recruiting duty. It was there that he met, courted and married his bride. After the war, he returned to Pittsburgh where he learned the art of glass making, and rose to become the manager of the Lantern Globe Co., in Bellaire, Ohio.
William's letters had been saved by his mother, returned to William upon her death, stashed in the basement of William's grandson, and rescued by the grandson's grandson, who kept them in a safe deposit box for nearly 40 years.
Anne C. Young
2005, 6" x 9", Paper, 88 pp.
ISBN: 9780976457602
101-Y5760
