An uncommon soldier: The Civil War Letters of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, alias Pvt. Lyons Wakeman, 153rd Regiment, New York State Volunteers, 1862-1864, edited by Lauren Cook Burgess. I read this book for the collection of letters written by a woman soldier who snuck into the Civil War as a man, which was apparently common for women looking to get paid for their work. As research for a series of one-act plays I’m writing that takes place during that time period, this book is very insightful for the culture as well as for how people talked.