University Place

The Making and Meaning of "Dear Delia"

Special | 34m 7s

Michael J. Larson, a Social Studies instructor at the School District of Menomonie Area, and John David Smith, a professor of American History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, share the letters Captain Henry F. Young of the Seventh Wisconsin Infantry wrote to his wife and father-in-law about his day-to-day life as a soldier during the Civil War.

Aired: 06/11/19 | Rating: TV-G

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