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Ink, independence and the union they fought for – News – Missouri State University
Dr. Jeremy Neely unearths over 400 love letters between a young Union couple during the Civil War.
A trove of the couple’s love letters were found by Dr. Jeremy Neely, an associate professor of history at Missouri State University. In his new book, “A Union Tested,” Neely unpacks the heartfelt correspondence between the Missouri couple across three years and 400 letters, taking us inside a Civil War-era romance tested by distance, danger and divided loyalties.
“A Union Tested,” is available to purchase from the University of Georgia Press and on Amazon.
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