to Octavia Trimble
December 4, 1864
Trimble, Isaac Ridgeway, 1802-1888
Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, a Confederate prisoner of war held in Boston, writes a poetic letter to his wife, Octavia, about captivity and his longing for home. "You may think I am sincere if you reflect a moment that I am not free like you 'to wander at...
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