Through Blood and Fire: The Civil War Letters of Major Charles J. Mills, 1862-1865 (J. Gregory Acken - DLM) George Tyler Moore Center John Surratt Jr

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Through Blood and Fire: The Civil War Letters of Major Charles J. Mills, 1862-1865 (J. Gregory Acken - DLM) George Tyler Moore Center John Surratt Jrby J. Gregory Acken Charles J. Mills, the scion of a wealthy, prominent Boston family, experienced a privileged upbringing and was educated at Harvard University. When the Civil War began, Mills, like many of his college classmates, sought to secure a commission in the army. After a year of unsuccessful attempts, Mills was appointed second lieutenant in the Second Massachusetts Infantry in August 1862; however, he was seriously wounded at Antietam a