| | 1 | Author: | Case, Adelaide E. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Letter from Adelaide E. Case to Charles N. Tenney, 17 December 1862  | | | | Published: | 2005 | | | | Subjects: | The Corinne Carr Nettleton Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Nettletoncivilwarletters | | | | Description: | Much has transpired since last I wrote you - one week ago today, both in Virginia
Tennessee and perhaps in Ohio. We have
the accounts of the fight at Fredericksburg1, and of the almost certain destruction of that city, and is it any
wonder that I am thank-ful
Charlie
is not an actor there among the scenes of strife and blood. But how many are
there engaged. They may not all be Charlies, but they
are probably somebody's father husband, friend or brother, fighting
desperately for
Union and Liberty, and how many torn and bleeding hearts will there be when the names of those who have fallen a sacrifice to foul,
wicked treason are recorded. Yet I have no proof that you are not there. All I
know is your allusion to the probability of the 1st Brigade remaining
atin
Harpers Ferry during the winter, and that you were
(there)
in the Pro. Marshall's office. But then your last
letter was written long ago - nov. 25th and many
changes may have taken place with the 7th Ohio, and - with my darling, since then. I
am truly sorry that you are in a position where you can not write oftener to your Addie for it is a source of great
anxiety to me that I do not oftener hear from you, but I have so often told you this
that it is useless repeating it. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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