As we discussed in class on Saturday, I want you to go to the Valley of the Shadow archive listed on the syllabus for April 18 and look at material (letters, diaries, journals, newspapers) from both Franklin County, PA and Augusta County, VA. Specifically, I want you to look at material from the Eve of War and the War Years to see if there were different attitudes and perceptions toward the conflict before and during the war, as well as between the two communities. Also, from the material you read, what is the war about? Does it differ between the two communities?
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