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March 14,1862
March 16, 1862
Letter from Adelaide E. Case to Charles N. Tenney
Addie sits outside in the unseasonably warm March weather, fetches her writing
desk from her aunt's house, and describes the scene for her Charlie. She wonders
what can possibly keep him longer in the army now that (she thinks) certain
victories have been won by the Union forces. This leads her to reflect on how
painful it is for people at home, worrying over the soldiers at the front, but
how glorious it is for those who die in battle. She is interrupted by her aunt's
call to dinner. Addie continues her letter two days later, telling Charlie how
sad she feels much of the time, with dark thoughts of all the war casualties.
She ends abruptly with mention of meeting a mutual friend, also named Charlie,
soon to go back to the front.
