 | |
 | |
| Sullivan Ballou writes a letter to his wife two days before going to one of the first major battles of the Civil War . This letter is shown in Ken Burns The Civil War Documentary. Read by actor Paul Roebling. | |
 |
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. |
| |