"In the pages of War Visibility: A Series of Letters to the North Moore Street School of New York, author Charles C. Nott takes us to the center of the events of the American Civil War through correspondence with the students of the school. This collection of letters reveals to the reader the effects of war on life ordinary Americans, their feelings, fears and hopes. The authenticity and insight of each letter makes the reader empathize with the fate of those affected by the war. This book is an important document of history that reflects the deep public and emotional support of schoolchildren on the far southern front. war."