Love and Valor 
Subtitle: Intimate Civil War Letters Between Captain Jacob and Emeline Ritner
Publisher: Sigourney Press
Published: March 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 453
ISBN-13: 9780967386300
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; World history; Letters; History - U.S.; History; History: World; USA; United States - Civil War; Army; Civil War, 1861-1865; Correspondence; Iowa Infantry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865); Personal narratives; Ritner, Emeline; Ritner, Jacob B.; United States; United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877); Women; Biography & Autobiography / Historical; History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
First sentence: According to promise, I take my pen to write you a few lines to let you know where I am and what I am doing.