"My Very Dear Wife" - The Last Letter of Major Sullivan Ballou
2015年2月3日 · Sullivan Ballou was a Rhode Island attorney and major who wrote a famous letter to his wife before the First Battle of Manassas in 1861. He was killed in action and his body was mistakenly desecrated by Confederates.
Sullivan Ballou - Wikipedia
Sullivan Ballou (March 28, 1829 – July 29, 1861) was an American lawyer and politician from Rhode Island, and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is remembered for an eloquent letter he wrote to his wife Sarah a week before he was mortally wounded in the First Battle of Bull Run .
Sullivan Ballou Letter - American Battlefield Trust
The last letter from Major Sullivan Ballou, written to his wife leading up to the battle at First Bull Run.
Sullivan Ballou Letter | The Civil War | Ken Burns - PBS
Read the moving farewell letter of Sullivan Ballou, a Rhode Island soldier who died at the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861. Learn about his life, his love for his wife Sarah, and the legacy...
Letter from Captain Sullivan Ballou to His Wife Sarah
2010年10月24日 · Not my will, but thine O God, be done. If it is necessary that I should fall on the battlefield for my country, I am ready. I have no misgivings about, or lack of confidence in, the cause in which I am engaged, and my courage does not halt or falter.
A moving letter from a Civil War soldier to his wife, expressing his love, duty and faith. He anticipates his possible death on the battlefield and promises to meet her again in the spirit world.
When Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers following the fall of Fort Sumter, 32 year old Sullivan Ballou quickly joined a unit of Rhode Island volunteers and headed off to Virginia to preserve the Union. He wrote this letter to his wife Sarah before being ordered to Manassas, where he would die fighting on Matthews Hill. Headquarters, Camp Clark
Sullivan Ballou’s Last Letter - teachthecivilwar.com
2024年2月14日 · With the federal forces preparing to move into Virginia, Sullivan Ballou wrote a heartfelt letter to his wife. Tragically, his fear of perishing on the battlefield became a grim reality. Just one week after composing his letter, as the first significant battle of the war erupted on the plains of Manassas, Ballou was struck down and killed while ...
Sullivan Ballou Letter - Civil War
Letter to his wife while he was stationed in Washington, DC during the Civil War. The indications are very strong that we shall move in a few days - perhaps tomorrow. Lest I should not be able to write you again, I feel impelled to write lines that may fall under your eye when I shall be no more.
The Civil War Love Letter of Sullivan Ballou
2014年2月9日 · Read the famous letter that Maj. Sullivan Ballou wrote to his wife Sarah before he died in the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861. Learn about his life, his love, his legacy and the fate of his letter.
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