Preserving letters and stories

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thedailynewsonline.com [Batavia, New York]

Tom Rivers: Historians make it their mission to preserve Civil War stories

William Henry Coan is shown in a portrait that hangs in Albion's Swan Library.



"Coan was a leader in the 27th, serving as a lieutenant. In a seven-day battle near Richmond, Coan ate an oyster. He was stricken with typhoid and would die in a Washington hospital in the fall of 1862. His brother, Ezra Titus Coan, was an Albion merchant who later served as county treasurer."



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http://thedailynewsonline.com/opinion/editorials/article_5b9ad6fc-66b1-11e0-9cc0-001cc4c002e0.html

 

[donna]

Lee another interesting article. Enjoy all the articles you find so very much.

 

[Linda Duff]

It's wonderful that there are people who are willing to do the research...making the people who sacrificed so much more than just names on a page.

 

[FourLeafClover]

The letter writing and diaries, are sadly an aspect that will be lost to future historians. I spoke with a friend recently who is thinking of retiring, and downsizing his house. During the clear up his wife found a bundle of letters he had written her, while working away from home during the 70's.
They are both planning to collate their correspondance, and create some sort of journal for their children and grandchildren. While we were having a laugh, that he was getting involved with writing romantic love stories! A younger girl in the company revealed that, she and her boyfriend back home in Ireland also keep in touch daily.

By text and on "Facebook". I found it a wee bit sad, that the dedication to sit, pen in hand. Filling a blank page with your heartfelt thoughts. Has been substituted for electronic ease.

 

[jessgettysburg1863]

Love your articals Lee, please keep them coming.

Jess..................... .