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| | The John and James Booker Civil War Letters |
 | | John and James were born to John Booker (1797-1859) and Nancy Blair Reynolds Booker (1796-1859) on October 10, 1840, and both enlisted in the Confederate Army on May 24, 1861, at Whitmell, Virginia, in Company D 38 |
 | | John died of his wounds in August 1864, but James recovered, married Martha Ann Fulton ["Pat"] (?-1923) of Pittsylvania County, on October 31, 1867, and lived until 1923. |
 | | As the war goes on, John fumes against officers, politicians, and the wealthy for evading their responsibilities and mistreating the common soldier, while James grows more fatalistic and religious, trusting that his suffering is God's will. |
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