Reply #18: I'm a history buff and.... [View All]

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...I just finished reading a great book about the Civil War. It is Far, Far from Home by Gary Loderhose. It is a non fiction account of the Ninth Florida Regiment during the Civil War. Central to the book are the letters written by a man during the war telling of his accounts. He joined the Florida Militia and so did his 18 year old son. Their first job was to defend Florida and to protect the routes of food supply from Florida to the Confederate Army. They fought at the Battle of Olustee when the Union Army tried to invade Florida. Later the Regiment was drafted into the Confederate Army and sent north to defend Richmond. The Regiment fought in the battle of Cold Harbor. The man was wounded in the leg during the last days of the war and died of infection. The son came home alone without his dad.

It is a great story and the letters give you great insights.