| | 1 | Author: | Case, Adelaide E. | Add | | | Title: | Letter from Adelaide E. Case to Charles N. Tenney, 4 October 1862  | | | | Published: | 2001 | | | | Subjects: | The Corinne Carr Nettleton Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Nettletoncivilwarletters | | | | Description: | Where do you guess I am to day. Do you remember of Hal. taking your glass--when
you was home, over a year ago, looking down south. and trying to "shake hands with Uncle"
as you then said? I am at said uncle's house.. Why. do you ask? I will tell you.
Aunt Sarah is in Oberlin. spending a few weeks, and cousin Mary. or Mamie. as we
call her was left to "keep house" Mamie's health not being very good and she not
knowing very well how to discharge the duties incumbent upon her.--as she is not
thirteen years of age yet--Uncle wished me to come and "kinder of oversee her in baking
bread takin' care of the pickles &c." So you see instead of a
"school-ma'am," I am now. "maid of all work.
Are'nt you sorry that you are not of the opinion of Homer Powers? But of course you do
not know him. so I must enligten you. When I tell you that I once heard him say
that he could not ever
respect a woman. who could act in the capacity of both housekeeper and lady. you
will have learned [rest of scan damaged]
could I say. Were I to speak the truth--as of
course I must-- I should tell you that if you are are not so large a
[piece or price]. as Uncle Sam appears to be, yet the love that belongs to you is
far stronger than all that Uncle Sam has, But you are a privileged character darling so
you will not scold me for not loving my country enough
will you? Remember that love for my country is paramount to every thing but God and you dearest. But do not think darling that because I
love you so dearly I would have you shirk from your duty. No.
no. love. Although danger may surround you uet if God wills it my love and prayers
shall be an armor to guard you through this strug= =gle in safety. May God bless you
dearest and give you strength to discharge your duty as faithfully as you have
heretofore. I am not the only one one who gazes with such proud rapture upon that
little band--the noble seventh. Knowing as we do how true they
have always been in every engage= =ment it is no wonder that we look forward with
so much confidence when we know that our noble seventh is to participate. and of what
proud
emotions swell our hearts when we read "Another
glorious virtory" "The gallant Seventh Ohio again distinguished iteslf" Pen can not
describe the feelings of my heart when I read such sentences for I know one at least in of that little band who would
never never falter. Is it any wonder Charlie that I love you so
proudly? Uncle is now reading aloud the details of
the battle of Sharpsburg Often he is obliged to cease reading and wipe away the
great tear-drops that will flow in sympathy for the faithful fallen, WHat a man is Gen.
Hooker. how indispendable were his services on the dreadful field And yet he was
wounded. You ask if the obscurity has been removed at all within the past 10 days. Much,
very much. McClellans victories have changed the aspect of things entirely. As you
phrophesied, people are even more enthusiastic over McClellan and wildly shouting
"He is the man for the times" By the tone of our letters I see
that John Pope is no favorite of yours. also McDowell. I do not like McDowell but I
believe Pope did the best he could under the circum stances. [T]o what
was his defeat attributed There seems to have been some misunderstanding or else
treachery. Can you give me any light upon the subject for it is to me the most
unconvincible mess I ever heard of before. I should judge that your culinary department
were not very extensive. Only three pints of water for two! I believe I shoud enter
a protest against such scarcity. Who is your "partner" Would'nt I laugh to see you
cooking your breakfast or "preparing
Say Charlie, who takes the head of the table where you live, Which do you wait upon
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