“This collection of letters between Michiganders Samuel Woodworth and his wife Elllen, smartly edited by Jack Dempsey, further enriches our understanding of the ways the Civil War impacted and changed people and offer much more than the customary wartime exchanges between husband and wife.

This outstanding volume demonstrates how interactions with enslaved people could
alter one’s perspective about abolitionism.

While those interested in the Civil War’s social aspects will find this collection quite
useful, so too will military historians.

This volume deserves much praise and is arguably one of the finest collections of letters published in recent years.”