| Title: | "The Sullivan Ballou Love Letter" |
| Author: | Sullivan Ballou |
| Genre: | Letter |
| Point of view: | First person |
| Main Characters: | author and his wife - Sarah |
| Theme: | Love |
| Tone / Moon: | Sad |
| Setting: | July 14, 1861 |
| Lterary Device: | Romantic language |
| Summary: | Major Sullivan Ballous, perhaps attend in the war, so he wrote a letter to his wife, tells that how he loves the country and his wife. He was willing to lay down all his joys in this life, to help maintain this Government, and to pay that debt. He said he never forget how much he loves his wife. Also, he confort his wife do not mourn his dead. |