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In the Preface to “Soldiers’ Letters Home: A Family’s Saga 1863-1919,” Eugene Arundel Miller writes that “Among the family keepsakes preserved and passed along to me were collections of letters and photographs from three family members who had served in the armed forces of the United States. The letters home from Judson Elliot Miller (Civil War), Arundel Miller Hull (Spanish-American War), and Glenn Eugene Miller (World War I) are not startlingly dramatic but they provide a non-glamorized insight of the experiences of three soldiers in three different wars.”

Miller tells each of the three different men’s stories throughout the three parts of the book utilizing these letters and photographs. Additional text detailing the background and historical facts are mixed in making the book quite a cohesive compilation. I especially liked the inclusion of a photograph of each soldier so that there was a face to put with the name of each letter writer.

I really enjoyed this look at the soldiers’ correspondences with loved ones back home. It was a neat glimpse into how these individuals felt about things and how they viewed the events that were happening. Although the letters were adjusted for clarity (which I appreciated after seeing the sample handwriting of the original) these are the actual letters written. It is wonderful that these letters had been saved and preserved for so long and then shared with others through this work. I recommend “Soldiers’ Letters Home: A Family’s Saga 1863-1919” to those interested in history or those who want a more personal, non-textbook view of the events that took place during these three wars.

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