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1Author:  Case, Adelaide E.Add
 Title:  Letter from Adelaide E. Case to Charles N. Tenney, 19 December 1861  
 Published:  2005 
 Subjects:  The Corinne Carr Nettleton Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Nettletoncivilwarletters 
 Description: Not knowing your address I consequently have two letters from my noble friend in the service of his once happy country to answer. Therefore I will begin with the first. I recieved it same as I would recieve a strangers. Not that I wished it as a strangers but it had been so long since I had been the happy recipient of a letter from my friend that I scarcely knew how to recieve it— unless with joy. I almost thought that I had been wafted far down Lethe's stream1 but happily found myself mistaken.
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2Author:  Case, Adelaide E.Add
 Title:  Letter from Adelaide E. Case to Charles N. Tenny, June 4th, 1862  
 Published:  2005 
 Subjects:  The Corinne Carr Nettleton Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Nettletoncivilwarletters 
 Description: Did you ever see a more disagree- -able morning than this? Rain, rain nothing but rain and has been so for nearly a week. Don't you pity the school teachers such a day as this? Here have I walked nearly half a mile through the rain and much before eight o'clock, and after building a fire to make it appear more cheerful have gone to writing. But what are my inconveniences when compared with the soldiers. Here I find a dry and pleasant school-room to enter and although they are not now here, there soon will be happy faces hurrying to receive their teachers morning kiss. and then follows the pleasant hours to be spent in learning and reciting lessons. While with the soldier, how different. Perhaps for their employment is a long and tedious march through the storm with no covering, to be welcomed only with a cry of revenge and maybe death. Really my labors are but light. and how much nobler is the cause in which they are engaged than is mine. But you will be anxious to hear how my school is prospering. I think it "goes of" finely. Not quite as well as I could wish (for you know we are prone to wish more than can be expected sometimes) but full as well and perhaps better than I expected. Thirty scholars attend now. they are from four to seventeen years of age. Have I ever told you the branches that are studied? They are reading writing. Arithme -tic. parts 2 nd and 3 rd Ray's. Mitchells Geography, Pinneo's Grammar, and Ray's Algebra1. also Orthography. Now do you not think I have a school? I do. There. I told you they would come. one. two three four five - all coming to say good morning. and the girls to receive the kiss which I had to stop writing long enough to give them. I would that you could see them, darling, one little boy wishes me to stop writing and talk to him, shall I do it? I know you would say yes, dear Charlie. were you here so I will gratify him
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3Author:  Case, Adelaide E.Add
 Title:  Letter from Adelaide E. Case to Charles N. Tenney, 18 June 1862  
 Published:  2005 
 Subjects:  The Corinne Carr Nettleton Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Nettletoncivilwarletters 
 Description: Your welcome letter of the 6th I received last eve, I had become quite despondent. as so long a time had passed since having from you. I and my anxiety was still more increased when I read a letter from GCalhi . I knew by the why his question. "Have you heard from Charlie lately" was asked. That he too had not heard from you for some time. But the missin has at last come. How thoughtful I was for it dearest. I am very nervous this morning as I have walked more than a mile. I did not think you ungrateful. I knew you were constantly on the move and attributed your silence to that yet. Let us frame what excuses I would at times I was very lonely. Often I would picture you as on the march, weary and oppressed with burdens, when I would sigh and wonder that I would not hear some of the fatigues of your duty. Darling, if I would become yours at the class of my school, would you later on with you to share your bridals? But what an absurd question. I know that I would only be a kinderance to you and therefore I meant be contented where I now am, it is very hard thing to talk about contentment when the one I love is many miles away uncaring all his life in the service of his country. Contentment! let those who know not the meaning of love, and who have no friend for which I waited and pray talk of contentment! I can not be contented. Let me say ever so hard, I do not wonder at your indignation. I too was very indignant when I read that the rebels had again entered Winchester. The place where you suffered so much. Well these will sometimes be never seen in war as well as any other Island. Cowards! indeed what a shame. If after marching day after day. your and being compell ed to stop through exhaustion if such are ed cowards. Then darling I am thankful that you are a coward. Yes, darling. I do wonder that you blush at the thoughts. If this makes you a coward. I am proud of and a coward. I had feared that your health would fail. but no wonder you have been through enough within the past years to war and any constituition. I am very sorry for Will Braden. How I would like to be with the sick soldiers. I believe I could do some good these. I think it a shame to our government that our sick soldiers are so neglected. Does Sam expect his men to fight if they are not cared for three months seems a long time to wait so tortured with fear and anxiety as I at time am, but I will try and wait patiently trusting in. Him who doth all things well I asked Dora last eve if she would write to you but (obstinate little thing that she is, she refuses. I do not know the reason. What a question you asked me If "I would be willing to my most intimate friend write to my Charlie. Why should I and; She is a dear little friend and I love her as a sister. You will too when you become acquainted with her. Dear Charley, "1 st of July" is almost here do you think you will be here on that day? She seldom asked me to day if I should teach on that memorable day. I did not till thin bul- in all probability you are here I should. What think you of that do you not see how much depends upon your coming! Oh, fri! why do I jest about that subject more very much more depends upon it than one day school. I am confident that many happy hours do, at least. So you have been to Manassas Junction have you. Did you imagine you saw a bird furnished brings flying as they did at the fights? I should have to visit Mrs. Washington's grave. We have shocking accounts of the mutilation of her monument by the rebels.1 Is it true? It is almost school time dear and I will write some more this evening I do not feel very well to day. I feel vivid and warm and- perhaphs I read too much but I am very much interested in Good rich's Universal History which I am now read- ing and can hardly find time to sleep Mrs. Seski told me one day that she would not let me take a light to my room if I did not cease reading so much. Kind was it not? But I begin to think she is right.
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4Author:  Case, Adelaide E.Add
 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.
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5Author:  Tenney, Charles, fl. 1861-1863Add
 Title:  Letter from Charles N. Tenney to Adelaide E. Case, 28 April 1862  
 Published:  2005 
 Subjects:  The Corinne Carr Nettleton Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Nettletoncivilwarletters 
 Description: So you are going away from Mecca to be "Addie" no longer, but Mistress1. To leave "Maple Grove", Papa, Laurie, and Auntie (to say nothing of the rest.) and install yourself as head of a large school, to "teach the young scholars how to shoot". I fancy I see you just ringing the first bell; then as that strange motley crowd gathers in and by pairs sort themselves, and then then as you tap the bell to secure order. I seem to see you look around as if seeking if some friend were there. Did I hear aright? Methought I heard a chapter from the Bible by way of introduction. Then I heard that silvery voice - perhaps at first tremblingly - addressing the school in accents of kindness saying you will love and wish to be loved. Do not fear, my love. I have been in the same place.
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6Author:  Tenney, Charles N.Add
 Title:  Letter from Charles N. Tenney to Adelaide E. Case, 5 Spetember 1862  
 Published:  2005 
 Subjects:  The Corinne Carr Nettleton Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Nettletoncivilwarletters 
 Description: At last, I have a chance to write a few lines,with a hope that it will soon reach you. I wrote you a good long letter from Culpepper on the 18th of August, but as we left there that day, I supposed it has never been sent. On the 20th, an order was recieved from Gen. Halleck forbidding the further transmission of mails, and until now I have had no opportunity to send a line to apprise you of my safety. I know how you must suffer, and how thoughless you must think me, but all I can plead is the inexorable character of military orders. I have much to write you as soon as we can remain 24 hours in a place. Since the 18th, we have been constantly under arms and for more than 3/4 of the time under fire from the enemy, but we have not lost a man. I have kept a full journal of all our proceedings, which I shall send to the Chronicle for publication, as soon as I can.
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