O! Sarah — Tunnel book. 7” x 5” x .5” closed, opens to 15″. Digital images. Inkjet printed. Housed in printed sleeve. 

This themed tunnel book is inspired by a quote found in a letter Sullivan Ballou wrote to his wife Sarah before the battle of Bull Run. It was the first major conflict of the American Civil War. Colonel Ballou served with the Rhode Island militia, and died at Bull Run on July 21, 1861.

“But, O Sarah!  If the dead can come back to this earth and flit unseen around those they loved, I shall always be near you; in the garish day and in the darkest night – amidst your happiest scenes and gloomiest hours – always, always; and if there be a soft breeze upon your cheek, it shall be my breath; or the cool air fans your throbbing temple, it shall be my spirit passing by. Sarah, do not mourn me dead; think I am gone and wait for thee, for we shall meet again.”