At the historyhappenshere.org website, they are posting old love letters from the Civil War. It is amazing to read what was important to the soldiers and their wives during those tumultuous times. Here everything from the details of battles and camp life to information on running the farm and to whom the wife should sell the wheat are available to enjoy.
The letters from the sweethearts inspires me to write letters to loved ones. With telephones, email, and even internet chatting, it's so easy to get hold of family and friends that the art of letter writing is starting to disappear. Information gleaned from old letters has helped many genealogists add to their family tree and it would be a true pity to never have letters as a resource again. Do we need to begin keeping an electronic diary of our lives for our descendants?
