From Camp Douglas to Vicksburg: The Civil War Letters of William J. Kennedy, 55th Illinois Infantry, 1861-1863 (Rachael E. Mellen, David A.Powell - DLM) Section-Women Soldiers burial ceremonies open to the

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From Camp Douglas to Vicksburg: The Civil War Letters of William J. Kennedy, 55th Illinois Infantry, 1861-1863 (Rachael E. Mellen, David A.Powell - DLM) Section-Women Soldiers burial ceremonies open to theby Rachael E. Mellen (Editor), David A. Powell (Editor) Wars change the course of history and touch in intensely personal ways the lives of everyone involved. Thankfully, surviving firsthand accounts offer modern readers a deeply personal window into earlier times. From Camp Douglas to Vicksburg: The Civil War Letters of William J. Kennedy, 55th Illinois Infantry, 18611863, edited and annotated by Rachael E. Mellen and David A. Powell, constitutes a