The correct answer is A) Through diary entries
Historians have many documents from the Civil War, such as letters, diaries, autobiographies, memoirs, and reports. But the most important historical documents that tell the soldier’s experiences in the Civil War are diaries entries. There are more than 700 entries about the War from soldiers like Adam Gurowski, Albert S. Underwood, Davis Creed T, and others.
Here is one example of entry by Adam Gurowski on March 4th, 1861:
“(…)Scott watching at the door of the Union - The Cabinet born - The Seward and Chase struggle - The New York radicals triumph - The treason spreads - The Cabinet pays old party debts - The Diplomats confounded - Poor Senators! - Summer is like a hare tracked by hounds - Chase in favor of recognizing the revolted States (…)”
Font of diaries: civilwardigital.com
