... much feeling, or too little. Did she selflessly accept that soldiers died for a deathless cause, that this was a Good Death, in some way? Or was the Confederacy unworthy of her great sacrifice? Analyzing the initial reactions of widows, which the widows recorded in diaries and letters, reveals...

...” Lynchburg Va Lynchburg College messmates Martinsburg W V soldier’s heart Avery C W Cocke John O’Daniel W J Battle of Gettysburg Emotional expression among men Good death Letter writing Emotions history The men of the First Virginia Infantry, part of Confederate general James Kemper’s brigade...