Tag: civil war

In part 4 of Civil War letters home, 18-year-old Stephen Boyd of Ashland County, Ohio, writes from Tennessee about camp conditions, the fall of Vicksburg, Morgan's Raid, and his optimistic hopes that the war will end in time to return to Jeromesville for the fall corn harvest.

In new Civil War letters home to Jeromesville, Ohio, the Boyd family faces heartbreak after learning of 21-year-old James's death at Vicksburg. Meanwhile, eldest brother John writes from a hospital bed and Stephen shares updates on camp life and Southern politics.

In letters home to Jeromesville, Ohio, Union soldiers John and Stephen Boyd share the realities of Civil War camp life—from treasured boot shipments and home-cooked treats to draft dodgers, sibling squabbles, and the deep desire for news from home.

What does the Civil War teach us today? After visiting the 41st annual Civil War reenactment at Century Village Museum in Burton, Ohio, Farm and Dairy Reporter Paul Rowley takes us past the blank musket fire and 19th-century camps to explore how we remember the war. From the clear moral center of ending slavery to ongoing debates surrounding the "Lost Cause" narrative, this event is a reminder that history is never simple.