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I shall always be near you

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I shall always be near you

Sullivan Ballou writes home

Shaun Usher
Jul 14, 2022
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I shall always be near you

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The following letter was written on this day in 1861. It became famous in 1990 after featuring in Ken Burns’ wildly popular documentary series, The Civil War. A clip from that show, in which a slightly different version of this letter is read, exists on the YouTubes. Ballou’s letter can also be found in the original Letters of Note book.

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