Beyond the Bubble: Morale After Fredericksburg

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students examine a letter from Joseph F. Green, a soldier in the Union Army, to his friend Julia Reynolds on January 2, 1863. In it he describes low morale among Union soldiers after the Battle of Fredericksburg. Students must evaluate whether the letter provides enough evidence to demonstrate the morale of the entire Union Army, and whether additional documents would corroborate the letter.