Greetings!
With Valentine's Day coming on Friday, it made me wonder how prevalent the celebration was during the Civil War. It is not a topic I have studied much before. So, lo-and-behold, I did a Google Search and came up with this image from Harper's Weekly.
Here is the link: http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoun...ntines-day.htm
Here is another site: http://www.jocelyngreen.com/2013/02/...e-letter-ever/
Since this is The Sinks, let's see what other references we can find to Valentine's Day for other time periods. Any letters from the doughboys during WWI? "Dear John" letters from WWII?
So, let's honor Valentine's Day like only we know how. What references can you find to St. Valentine's Day during war? If your significant other is also a historian, maybe this will help you find the perfect Valentine.... and don't forget to to honor the one you love.... or face serious repercussions. ;)
With Valentine's Day coming on Friday, it made me wonder how prevalent the celebration was during the Civil War. It is not a topic I have studied much before. So, lo-and-behold, I did a Google Search and came up with this image from Harper's Weekly.
Here is the link: http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoun...ntines-day.htm
Here is another site: http://www.jocelyngreen.com/2013/02/...e-letter-ever/
Since this is The Sinks, let's see what other references we can find to Valentine's Day for other time periods. Any letters from the doughboys during WWI? "Dear John" letters from WWII?
So, let's honor Valentine's Day like only we know how. What references can you find to St. Valentine's Day during war? If your significant other is also a historian, maybe this will help you find the perfect Valentine.... and don't forget to to honor the one you love.... or face serious repercussions. ;)
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