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Weber was actually a resident of Grand Rapids, Michigan and at 20 years old in 1860, he had initially only applied for a three-month enlistment in the Union Army, and even served as a recruiter in Kalamazoo for some time

Every historian might be a bit of a voyeur (or snoop). We like to examine other people's letters. Reading an honest and well-written memoir can be fun as well as revelatory. We listen enthusiastically to oral history interviews. But nothing excites the historical researcher more than a diary.

Every historian might be a bit of a voyeur -- or snoop! We like to examine other people's letters. Reading an honest and well-written memoir can be fun as well as revelatory. We listen enthusiastically to oral history interviews. But nothing excites the historical researcher more than a diary.