there was a 20 year old girl named Josie Underwood from Bowling Green who kept a
Underwood from Bowling Green who kept a
Underwood from Bowling Green who kept a diary she had so many relatives at
diary she had so many relatives at
diary she had so many relatives at shallow that she was almost caught up in
shallow that she was almost caught up in
shallow that she was almost caught up in the battle as much as she would have
the battle as much as she would have
the battle as much as she would have been if she’d been into fighting herself
600,000 soldiers on both sides were
600,000 soldiers on both sides were killed during the Civil War which would
killed during the Civil War which would
killed during the Civil War which would translate today with today’s population
translate today with today’s population
translate today with today’s population to 10 million then and probably 60
to 10 million then and probably 60
to 10 million then and probably 60 million wounded casualties hers was a
million wounded casualties hers was a
million wounded casualties hers was a particularly plaintive story because her
particularly plaintive story because her
particularly plaintive story because her family was staunch unionists in a town
family was staunch unionists in a town
family was staunch unionists in a town that was predominantly pro-confederate
that was predominantly pro-confederate
that was predominantly pro-confederate friendships was shattered and when the
friendships was shattered and when the
friendships was shattered and when the rebel army came through a family’s
rebel army came through a family’s
rebel army came through a family’s magnificent home was burned to the
magnificent home was burned to the
magnificent home was burned to the ground but saddest of all she fell in
ground but saddest of all she fell in
ground but saddest of all she fell in love with a handsome and wealthy lawyer
love with a handsome and wealthy lawyer
love with a handsome and wealthy lawyer in Memphis and the story of their
in Memphis and the story of their
in Memphis and the story of their courtship is moving he joined the
courtship is moving he joined the
courtship is moving he joined the Confederacy while she remained a staunch
Confederacy while she remained a staunch
Confederacy while she remained a staunch unionist and the passages in her diary
unionist and the passages in her diary
unionist and the passages in her diary in which she confronts the conflicting
in which she confronts the conflicting
in which she confronts the conflicting patriotic differences are almost
patriotic differences are almost
patriotic differences are almost heartbreaking in the end of course he is
heartbreaking in the end of course he is
heartbreaking in the end of course he is killed and she seems never to forgive
killed and she seems never to forgive
killed and she seems never to forgive herself
this was the kind of war that was being
this was the kind of war that was being waged not only occasionally brother
waged not only occasionally brother
waged not only occasionally brother against brother or friend against friend
against brother or friend against friend
against brother or friend against friend but lovers against lovers the war
but lovers against lovers the war
but lovers against lovers the war touched every home but the human
touched every home but the human
touched every home but the human suffering caused by the war such as
suffering caused by the war such as
suffering caused by the war such as Josie Underwood’s remains incalculable
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