Elizabeth Blair Lee

Elizabeth Blair Lee (born June 20, 1818, Kentucky; died September 13, 1906 ) was an American woman who lived through the American Civil War, and wrote hundreds of letters describing the events of the times to her husband, Samuel Philips Lee.

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    The Sound of battle fell upon my ear & heart all day yesterday—even after dark the cannon’s insatiate roar continued ...
    —Elizabeth Blair Lee (1818–?)

    The Sound of battle fell upon my ear & heart all day yesterday—even after dark the cannon’s insatiate roar continued ...
    —Elizabeth Blair Lee (1818–?)

    I see you’re a man with ideals. I guess I better be going while you’ve still got them.
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