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Letter from Adelaide E. Case to Charles N. Tenney, 1861 August 10

You will see by this, that
I am at Laurie's school, and feeling
rather idle & thought I would endeavor
to find the where abouts of an almost
neglected friend. I say neglected, for
the reasons that I have written but
once and then directed Camp Dennison.
I afterward learned that you left about
the time I wrote. If you did not
receive that letter you undoubtedly
think, Addie does not keep her promise
very well. But I will hie away to
other and more interesting subjects

First, how does my friend like military
life after undergoing the dangers and
privations that must necessarily
accompany a true soldier, but no

doubt you are sustained greatly by the
assurance that you are in a good
and righteous cause as you truly are.
Do you have any warm weather inVir.
I can assure you that it is warm enough
here. How often I voluntarily exclaim
how I pity the soldiers this warm
weather, although Laurie says, such remarks
are only applied to two or three.

The 19th Regt returned last week. I
have had the honor of seeing two of them
But I would have felt far more honored
I if it had been the noble 7th
thear is one strong tie which binds me
to the 7th and that is Hallie. I have
several friends that I feel deeply for their
interest, but none equal to my brother
I sometimes think. Perhaps I think
too much of him, but you must know
that it is sometimes impossible tocon-
trol our feelings. By the bye werecd
a letter from Hallie yesterday. he speaks
of coming home in the course of six or
seven weeks. now can you guess what I
am going to request of you? It is this,

if you find it convenient will you
please come with Lieut Case (Oh, shocking
how his name sounds) and finish that
“ wee bit ” of a visit that you commenced
I am sure Hal. will join me in my
request. But one of Laurie's pupils wishes
me to solve a problem that has sadly
puzzled his wise little head so. “ Right
about face ”

Thanks. Sister thought she would
“ turn out and relieve guard, Are you
always as lucky? How is your health. I
hope it is good. we know not how to
prize good health. You may have sisters
but I doubt if they can take a deeper
interest in your welfare than I do. It is
strange why it is, but one single remark
you made while at our home immediately
I called forthmy deepest sympathy in your
behalf. The remark was this. “ My home is
not to me what home should be ”
that single remark made me look
upon you in a different light than
before. Pardon me when I tell you
that. That remark had a strong influence

in my complying with your request
to correspond with you, but after
reading your letter that feeling was
partially destroyed because I concluded
that I should enjoy your letters very much.
I received your gift the engraving of Camp
Dennison for which I was very very thankfull
and placed it with my choice treasures
You will excuse the abruptness in which
this is ended but I have a chance to send
it to the office and embrace the opportunity