by Jim Dohren

The Civil War Correspondence of John Huffman, David Huffman and William Bowman.

 Author Jim Dohren was the lucky inheritor of a shoebox full of old letters from the Civil War. In Letters from a Shoebox, Jim unveils his findings from many years of study of the correspondence, including the context and meaning of them.

The authors of these letters include:

• William Bowman - a private in the 126th Ohio Volunteers
• John J. Huffman - a private in the 85th Indiana Volunteers
• David L Huffman - a sergeant in the 8th Indiana Volunteers
• Matilda Huffman - sister-in-law to John & David Huffman
• C J Huffman - sister of John & David Huffman
• Eve Ann Huffman - sister of John & David Huffman
• Ruth Davy - friend of Eve Ann Huffman

Events mentioned and places visited include Parkersburg and Martinsburg, WV, Danville, KY, Tullahoma, TN, Battle of Chickamauga, Fosterville, TN, Kingston, GA, Camp Sumter (Andersonville Prison), New Cumberland, OH, Atlanta, GA, Sherman’s March, Johnston’s Surrender, Goldsboro, NC, Raleigh, NC and Indianapolis, IN. 

Page Count: 106
Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.5
Publish Date: September 27, 2013
Imprint: Sunbury Press
Genre: History

HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military