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Sullivan Ballou was a lawyer, politician and Union officer in the American Civil War. He wrote a famous letter to his wife before his death in the First Battle of Bull Run.
Feb 3, 2015 · Read the famous letter that Major Sullivan Ballou wrote to his wife before joining the First Battle of Manassas in 1861. Learn about his death, his legacy, and the desecration of his grave by Confederate forces.
Jun 12, 2006 · Learn about the life and death of Major Sullivan Ballou, who wrote a moving letter to his wife before the First Battle of Bull Run. Discover how Confederates desecrated his body after he was wounded and killed in the battle.
Feb 9, 2014 · Sullivan Ballou wrote a farewell letter to his wife Sarah before joining the Union Army in 1861. He died in the First Battle of Bull Run and his letter became famous as a symbol of love and sacrifice.
Read the last letter from Major Sullivan Ballou to his wife before the First Bull Run in 1861. He expresses his love for his country and his family, and his willingness to die for the cause.
Read the moving farewell letter of Sullivan Ballou, a Rhode Island lawyer and soldier, to his wife Sarah before he died at the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861. Learn more about his life, his service, and his legacy.
Dec 15, 2017 · Learn about the life and death of Major Sullivan Ballou, a Union officer who wrote a famous letter to his wife before the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861. Read the full text of his letter, which expresses his love, duty and faith in the face of imminent danger.
