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Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence Battle Lines: Letters from America's Wars 
 This exhibit features "correspondence from over 200 years of American conflicts, ranging from the Revolution to the war in Iraq." Features audio and digitized images of the letters, which explore themes such as home, love, enlisting, and combat. Also includes brief information about the authors of the letters. From the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the Legacy Project. http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/battlelines/index_good.html Topics: Correspondence Last updated May 9, 2006 The Civil War Letters of Galutia York
Transcriptions of a New York soldier's previously unpublished letters written to his family in 1862 and 1863. Includes regimental histories and a roster of the staff officers. Maintained by librarian Sue Greenhagen at the State University of New York (SUNY), Morrisville. http://localhistory.morrisville.edu/civil_war/ Topics: Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre, U.S. Military, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Mar 11, 2009 Last Letters Home: Voices of American Troops From the Battlefields of Iraq
Companion site to a Home Box Office (HBO) program that features the letters of soldiers killed in action in Iraq. Features profiles of the families of the soldiers, a selection of letters, a discussion board, and a place to submit stories. http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/lastlettershome/ Topics: Correspondence, Military, Nonfiction by Genre, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Warletters.com: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars
This site is from the Legacy Project, a "national, all-volunteer effort dedicated to encouraging Americans to seek out and preserve wartime correspondence before these letters are lost or damaged." The site includes information about how to preserve and display letters, and about donating letters to the project. Also features information on the Armed Services Editions (ASEs) program, which distributes free paperback books to American troops. http://www.warletters.com/ Topics: Correspondence, Military Last updated Aug 29, 2004 |
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