I just read the book Enemy Women by Paulette Jiles. If you ancestors were in the S. E. counties of Mo. during the Civil War you might enjoy it. This is a novel but each chapter is begun with excerpts from actual letters and news paper accounts written during the war. I found it a very interesting and an eye opening look at what life might have been like during those years. P.S. I have been off the list for a while so please excuse if this is an old topic. Donna