EAST LONGMEADOW, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - As the United States moves closer to its 250th birthday next year, we continue our “We the People” series. We look back at the life of a Civil War soldier from Massachusetts who left behind a remarkable trail of letters. Those letters, and that story soldier’s story might well have been lost to history, if wasn’t for the hard work of a local businessman with a passion for the past.

Stan Prager is a man surrounded by high tech equipment. It’s how he makes a living, repairing, building, and selling computers at his East Longmeadow business “Go Geeks”, but here at home in his office, his love of history is on full display.

It wasn’t until later, through a friend, that Prager hit upon his passion project. The answer was a resounding yes. As a self-described

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