Oscar A. Stearns from Warren, Vermont was twenty years old when he enlisted as a private with Co. B of the 13th Vermont Infantry in August, 1862. Like many of his fellows, he was a farm boy; he had no idea of the rigors, dangers, and demands of life as a Civil War soldier. He would learn. During his nine-month service with the Union Army, Oscar would write a number of letters to the girl he left behind, and to his mother and siblings, correspondence...
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