Photo of the Day

No. 480

The night before battle…

Major Sullivan Ballou, age 32, 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, and his wife, Sarah, age 24, 1861.

My Very Dear Wife:

Indications are very strong that we shall move in a few days, perhaps to-morrow.

Our movement may be one of a few days duration and full of pleasure and it may be one of severe conflict and death to me.

I have n…