Understanding history through the stories of those who lived it.

Hoosier sailor Aura Clark (top row, second from the right) in China, U.S. Asiatic Fleet

“Our best chance of understanding the Civil War era is through the eyes of the ordinary  people  who  lived it,” writes  Stephen Rockenbach, in his book, War Upon Our Border. I would expand this idea — our best chance of understanding our history is through the stories of those who lived it.