In this account, Captain George Pardee, of the 42nd Ohio, writes a letter to his wife with concern of the poor struggling families in the South, which reminded him of his own family at home.

Oh, is this not a horrible war?

The Civil War Regiments Podcast is a collection of accounts and diary entries of the common soldiers of the American Civil War, along with unit histories and battle narratives, to help educate and offer a better understanding of the daily life of soldiers from 1861-1865.

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Oh, is this not a horrible war?

Oh, is this not a horrible war?