Soldiers wrote rough drafts for letters in their diaries. Below is the rough draft of a letter in a soldier's diary
Dear Ann,
Being a soldier is not all that easy many times we are starving and close to death.In the spring it is better because there are more animals to hunt.I am under the General Ulysses S. Grant. Many of us do not have any training we are silversmiths, farmers,carpenters and every day workers. Life is very hard at camps taking care of the sick and food is hard enough when you are not starving ,but it is even harder when you are starving .I hope the war will end I would get to see you Ann. Tell the children I love them.See you soon.
From, John
Being a soldier is not all that easy many times we are starving and close to death.In the spring it is better because there are more animals to hunt.I am under the General Ulysses S. Grant. Many of us do not have any training we are silversmiths, farmers,carpenters and every day workers. Life is very hard at camps taking care of the sick and food is hard enough when you are not starving ,but it is even harder when you are starving .I hope the war will end I would get to see you Ann. Tell the children I love them.See you soon.
From, John
The Civil War gave women the jobs of men when they left for the war.Here is a diary entry.
October,18, 1863
The war is putting the sales in my toy shop down. No one has time for fun and games any more.The stores are also raising prices so that the owners can earn there food.It is getting harder and harder to afford food.One of these days I am going to be picked by the draft witch makes us join the military unless I pay the a fine of $300.I can not afford to pay the fine. I will have to leave and my wife will have to run my business
The war is putting the sales in my toy shop down. No one has time for fun and games any more.The stores are also raising prices so that the owners can earn there food.It is getting harder and harder to afford food.One of these days I am going to be picked by the draft witch makes us join the military unless I pay the a fine of $300.I can not afford to pay the fine. I will have to leave and my wife will have to run my business