Did you know 1862 was a leap Year?
The UNEDITED article for this episode comes from the February 29th issue of The West Jersey Pioneer comes from an anonymous Solider of the 2nd New Jersey Brigade who signs this letter with M.B.
Cover art for this episode is taken from the book, Gone For A Soldier: The Civil War Letters of Private Alfred Bellard (5th New Jersey Volunteers)
Link to article is here-
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83032103/1862-03-01/ed-1/seq-1/