| | 327 | Author: | Tenney, Charles N. | Add | | | Title: | Letter from Charles N. Tenney to Adelaide E. Case, 1862 January 01  | | | | Published: | 2001 | | | | Subjects: | The Corinne Carr Nettleton Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Nettletoncivilwarletters | | | | Description: | How do you do, this beautiful day? Did you ever see such a beautiful new years day
in your life? The day here is as pleasant as the most delightful day I ever saw in
May. The main things wanted thought, to make me
perfectly happy to-day, are, first a letter from my Addie.
second Hal's recovery from his present indisposition. He
has not been well for the past few days and last night he was some worse, but
is, I trust, better this morning I hope he will soon be able to resume his duties. He
is not so bad however, as to call in the Doctor yet, and I hope will not. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 329 | Author: | Tenney. Charles N. | Add | | | Title: | Letter from Charles N. Tenney to Adelaide E. Case, 1862 January 12 | | | | Published: | 2001 | | | | Subjects: | The Corinne Carr Nettleton Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Nettletoncivilwarletters | | | | Description: | Here we are after a retreat of about twenty four miles, at the place denoted
above. I say retreat for I know not what else to term it for we
have entirely withdrawn all troops, even picket from Romney & Springfield
toward Cumberland. What the object is, I know not, unless it is like
Gen. Rosecrans'1 movement
fromSewell Mountain,2 oig to lure
them back to those positions in order to whip them severely. If such is the case, it will prove a sorry advance for the Rebels. But
I suppose you are "dying to know" the details of the march .
Well I cannot do better than to make extracts
from my diary. So you must excuse all the imperfections for it was written for
myself. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 330 | Author: | Tenney, Charles N. | Add | | | Title: | Letter from Charles N. Tenney to Adelaide E. Case, 1862 Jan 13 | | | | Published: | 2001 | | | | Subjects: | The Corinne Carr Nettleton Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Nettletoncivilwarletters | | | | Description: | I must add a few lines more to you my own dear friend. Hal has told me all. Do you imagine that those things
would deter me from having the same feelings which I other= wise would
have? Far from it, dearest Addie; my
mind is not so prejudiced by contact with the world, as to make
me think that the misdemeanors of one member of a family should
detract from the merit of an- other. My own experience teaches me
better. On the contrary, I love you better than
ever. Do not think me presumptious. Addie if I say I love you. Do not
discard me from your thoughts. I
will try to make myself worthy of your love. Do I speak too
assured? Hallie assures me that he has not the
least object= ion to our correspondence, and leaves me to act as I see
proper. With you, now rests my happiness Shall I be happy or the
reverse? Do you ask me to wait until you become better acquainted
with me? I do not ask or expect that on so short acquaintance you
shall decide forever. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 333 | Author: | Tenney, Charles E. | Add | | | Title: | Letter from Charles N. Tenney to Adelaide E. Case, 1862 January 23 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | The Corinne Carr Nettleton Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Nettletoncivilwarletters | | | | Description: | After patiently waiting for several days, I have been rewarded by the
reception of a kind letter from my only correspondent, and as a matter
of pleasure, rather than duty, I devote this stormy evening to answer
it Capt. Wood came back yesterday, and the letter you sent by him,
Hallie gave me to-day. Have I not sufficiently answered it? Dear Addie, may I not consider part thereof as
though it never had been written? Now as Hallie has told me all, do not for a moment think that any such thing could make me "curse" you, or even
make me think otherwise of you, dear Addie,
than I always have. Only allowmeto love you, dearest. Will you not?
You have doubtless recieved one or two letters since you wrote the letter now
before me. I shall have little rest until I recieve a reply. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 334 | Author: | Tenney, Charles N. | Add | | | Title: | Letter from Charles N. Tenney to Adelaide E. Case, 1862 Jan 30 | | | | Published: | 2001 | | | | Subjects: | The Corinne Carr Nettleton Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Nettletoncivilwarletters | | | | Description: | Conflicting emotions have tossed me about, all unmindful of my poor heart, fairly
disturbing my rest at night, until to day. To add to my trials, my
best friend, and brother, Hal. yesterday
started for home. How sad I felt! But I could not bear to pain his noble heart, so I
strove to appear cheerful. I did not send even a line to you, by him , something restrained me--told me I should soon
recieve a letter from you--. and I could not-- dare not
write in my. (then) unhappy state of mind. True enough, when the mail arrived this
morning, a letter came for Hal. My heart told me, that in that
envelope was a letter for me. Lieut. Boisbine, for me, opened it and my heart was gladdened.
Your letter found me well, and made me happy. I
say "happy." Hope was infused into my heart, and with Hope comes Happiness. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 335 | Author: | Tenney, Charles N. | Add | | | Title: | Letter from Charles N. Tenney to Adelaide E. Case, 1862 February 15 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | The Corinne Carr Nettleton Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Nettletoncivilwarletters | | | | Description: | Your darling letter was received today, and I improve the first
opportunity to try to answer it. I say try, for I
am inad- equate to the task of making my
letters as interesting as yours, but if they are as productive of
happenings as you persist in saying they are, why, I will give you any
quantity of them. Yours, well, I can compare them
to nothing but angels visits, and like them, I could wish they were more
frequently received. You may imagine my joy at receiving yours today
it made me happy, for it reassurred me that you love me, and you know, how
that is. Do you not | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 336 | Author: | Tenney, Charles N. | Add | | | Title: | Letter from Charles N. Tenney to Adelaide E. Case, 1862 February 23 | | | | Published: | 2001 | | | | Subjects: | The Corinne Carr Nettleton Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Nettletoncivilwarletters | | | | Description: | Now that you are here before me, can we not have a few moments quiet "tete a tete," all by our selves? How does my
darling Addie manage to pass away the weary monotonous hours which
seem to lag merely to annoy us? In singing, sleighing, and having "good
times" I suppose. I think I never saw time pass as wearily, as it does
here. It is a joyous time when the mail comes in, and plenty of letters
come for us. but then my day does not come more
than once a week. & sometimes it passes
over without my getting any. How glad I was, when
Cap Asper gave me your letter yesterday, I can not
tell you. You may imagine my surprise, and gratification on percieving
that it contained your miniature. I can only thank you now, and hope
that I may come home soon and repay you better. But it is not one quarter as pretty as the original, but it
serves to assure me that
you love me, and I ought to be very
grateful. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 337 | Author: | Tenney, Charles N. | Add | | | Title: | Letter from Charles N. Tenney to Adelaide E. Case, 1862 February 26 | | | | Published: | 2003 | | | | Subjects: | The Corinne Carr Nettleton Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Nettletoncivilwarletters | | | | Description: | Few, very very few, have as kind or as good a friend as I find
in my darling Addie. Again I was made happy by the reception of a letter from her
whom my heart holds very dear & near. There being no more pleasant duty before me
this evening, I devote it to communicating my scattered thoughts, per
paper to you. Now do not imagine that there is any duty,
which, in pleasure, comes between us, for such is not the case, | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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