The 1864 Stibbs Family Civil War Era Letters reveal the experiences of a 12th Iowa Infantry soldier and his Ohio family during a pivotal year of the conflict. Their correspondence captures the hardships of military service, the challenges of a Unionist family surrounded by Peace DemocratsÑoften called CopperheadsÑand the evolving attitudes toward race and freedom in the North. Together, these letters offer an intimate window into the hopes and divisions of a nation at war with itself., civil war, Stibbs, iowa, wayne county ohio, linn county iowa, ohio, S. Zimmerman| | 270PAGES