Another excellent review by the website Civil War Books and Authors sums up Georgiann Baldino’s book A Family and Nation under Fire: The Civil War Letters and Journals of William and Joseph Medill like this:

“The volume’s collection of Medill family letters and dairies, in conjunction with Georgiann Baldino’s expansive editing, represents a significant contribution to both the political and military components of Civil War scholarship. William Medill’s letters in particular offer valuable insights into the 8th Illinois Cavalry regiment’s service in the eastern theater during the first half of the conflict. Recommended.”

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