The site features a timeline, interactive maps, lesson plans (which link back to the Allen letters…HUZZAH!!), and a good deal of addition information about Ciivl War era prisons.
Read MoreWhat I find particularly unique here in the world of edited collections of Civil War letter (there are tons available) is that since this is a digital project, I can add new information when it becomes available, provide recommended readings for all the latest studies as they are published, and revise when necessary.
Read MoreI’ve just recorded three of Henry A. Allen’s letters as we wind down to the end of the collection. This is among the most interesting set, as Allen considers the gravity of signing a loyalty oath in the wake of the surrender of the two major Confederate armies east of the Mississippi River.
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