{"product_id":"the-1862-stibbs-family-civil-war-era-letters","title":"The 1862 Stibbs Family Civil War Era Letters","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis extraordinary collection of 1862 correspondence from the Stibbs family, written during the Civil War, serves as a bridge through time. It connects us to their lives through stories of courage, faith, and resilience. The Stibbs boys were raised in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, as the children of Reasin Beall Stibbs and Emeline (Sprague) Stibbs. As young men, they eventually moved westward in search of new opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJohn H. \"Jack\" Stibbs, the first of four brothers to volunteer for military service, had enlisted for a three-year term in the Twelfth Iowa Volunteer Infantry by 1862. An ambitious young man with good connections, he faithfully corresponded with his family. These letters provide a vivid, personal window into the hardships of military life and the quiet struggles on the home front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Stibbs familyÑeducated, principled, and grounded in faithÑwrote with warmth and honesty. Their letters invite readers to witness the Civil War as they did: not as a distant chapter in history but as a vivid, unfolding reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMany of these letters, originally penned in their Federal-era homeÑwhich still stands today in Wooster as the Beall-Stibbs House on the campus of the Wayne County Historical Society of OhioÑopen a rare window into the life and spirit of a family bound by love and enduring faith during one of AmericaÕs most turbulent times., civil war, 12th iowa, 12th iowa co. d, civil war letters, letters, twelfth iowa, S. Zimmerman|  | 148PAGES\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S. Zimmerman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46768551264417,"sku":"TOPSELL922","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/w4rm5gj-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1785211205","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/the-1862-stibbs-family-civil-war-era-letters","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}