Pvt. Joseph W. Rankin, a Confederate soldier in the 27th North Carolina Infantry, writes home about the Great Religious Revival which has taken his unit by storm. -October 6th, 1863.

Capt. John F. Goodner, a Confederate officer of the 7th Volunteer Infantry, writes an account of heroism within his regiment during the Battle of Seven Pines. -December 8th, 1862.

Pvt. Warren Headley, A Union Soldier in the 153rd New York Infantry, talks of an encounter he had with 17 Rebel soldiers and the battle worn look that they shared after Fredericksburg. -January 13th, 1863

Pvt. Dexter E. Buell, a Union Soldier in the 27th New York Infantry, writes home about the hardships of traveling in thick mud and mentions of Fort Henry being taken. -February 10th, 1862

Pvt. Andrew Jackson Clark, was a Union Soldier in the 23rd Massachusetts, writes home from New Bern about the draft riots brewing in New York. The uncertainty fills the air. -July 18th, 1863

Pvt. Edwin Anderson, a Union Soldier in the 1st Missouri Cavalry, was lost from his company after a wild night out. He writes about the fear he felt as he quietly makes his way back to camp avoiding the enemy. -November 24th, 1861

Sgt. Joseph Louiselle, a Union Soldier in the 6th Vermont Infantry, writes home and talks of his frustrations with the rich and the profit they make in from this War. -August 3rd, 1862

Pfc. Paul A. Goodwin, a US Marine during World War 2, writes home before the war about swimming and enjoying an easy day out at sea. Unknown to them is the global conflict that would be upon them less than 6 months later. -July 23rd, 1941.

Lt. Colonel Francis H. West, a Union Officer for the 31st Wisconsin Infantry, near Columbus, Kentucky talks of raids from the Rebels gobbling up any units that stray away from the main force. -July 19th, 1863

Pvt. James Seals, a Union Soldier in the 123rd Pennsylvania Volunteers, seeks medical treatment after a recent battle and boasts of the Cavalry’s recent success on the Rappahannock river. -March 19th, 1863.