by Jessica James | Feb 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
Happy Valentine’s Day! This is my fifth post on love stories and letters from the Civil War. SARAH MORGAN and FRANCIS DAWSON Sarah Morgan The romance between Francis Warrington Dawson and Sarah Morgan was an affair of the heart that took place after the...
by Jessica James | Feb 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
This is the fourth installment of my Civil War love letter series for Valentine’s Day, and it’s a great love story.La Salle PickettSometimes truth really is stranger than fiction. I found that out many times in doing research for my historical fiction...
by Jessica James | Feb 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
I couldn’t let Valentine’s Day approach and not write something on the art of letter writing, which was so important during the Civil War.Eloquently written love letters were part of Victorian era courtship and continued through a couple’s marriage. Today,...
