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War Letters
Wartime created difficulties for postal delivery. Correspondents had to wait for days or weeks at a time to receive mail. In his book Letter Writing as a Social Practice, William Decker mentions this dilemma: "Letter exchanges proceed incrementally, against the constant possibility of being discontinued without notice" (Decker 50). Mail sent throughout the North was delivered as efficiently as it was before the war. Postal service amongst the South was less reliant (Scheele 86). Confederate lett Click here to learn more...
