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On July 21st 2011, the 150th anniversary of the first battle of Bull Run, national public radio included a segment featuring the Sullivan Ballou letter made famous by Ken Burns Civil War documentary.  Read by actor Paul Roebling.
sarah ballou Sarah never married again. She lived on a $29-a-month military pension and earned money teaching piano to young boys in Woonsocket. Eventually, she moved to New Jersey to live with her son. She died in 1917 and was buried next to Sullivan. The original letter was never found. It is believed to be buried with her.
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