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Letter from Adelaide E. Case to Charles N. Tenney, April 13, 1862

Would you not like
to converse a short time with Addie this mor-
ning? Perhaps I can not be quiet long enough
to write much of a letter. for I heard this
morning. that Hallieis over to Auntie's and
I wish very much to see him. I do not
know whether he will come over home
or not. I presume I can be more contented
when writing to you than any other way..
I do not feel very contented any way to day.
the battle of Pittsburg Landing has occupied
my thoughts most of the time since
thursday. How frightful! I have been reading
the particulars of it this morning. and
it causes me to tremble. I would so like
to know if you are safe to day dear Charley

I feel so lonely and sad to day that all manner
of thoughts enter my mind. Perhaps it is wrong
but I sometimes wish that you were not in the
army. but I feel that it is your duty to
be there, therefore I will try and be reconciled.
I do not wish to discourage you dear one,
but my heart sometimes rebels.

I dread reading of the future battle of
Yorktown, which is daily expected.

Charlie, dear will you grant me one favor?
I wish your photograph very much.. A full length
one. if you please. (you percieve I am writing just
as if I already had the promise of it) Darling
will you please send me one when you have a chance
Lauriewas speaking of it last week and said
she wished I had one. so you see I have concluded
to ask you for one,

Wallace Coburn of the Seventh Ohio Regt. was
buried in Bazetta friday. Poor boy! I think
that he was the first Trumbull Co.soldier that
has been killed in battle. I have heard of

none other.

Oh Charlie. the “Mecca Youths” are to give a
concert at Oildom[1] next wednesday eve. for the
benefit of the “Soldier's Aid Society” a noble
cause for the children to engage in is it not?
I guess you had better come and be
my “Chaperon” had you not? I am
certain that I should feel highly hon-
ored and perhaps proud. Miss Poole
and I walked about two miles last
eve to attend a singing school, and I
have not got rested yet. We went. because
we wished to say we had been to one
regular singing. school during the year of
1862. Mecca folks are not able to support
a singing teacher. therefore we have had
no school during the past winter
We generally have two or three different
teachers and schools during the winter.

Dearest. I wish the “blockade” could be run
a little oftener so that I could

recieve letters oftener than I now do.
I never had so few correspondents since
I was a “little girl.” as I have this spring
For some reason I know not what I have
not written to my correspondents & conseque
ntly they do not write to me. I will
tell you who they (the present ones I mean) ar,
My darling Charlie first. Dora next Miss
Susie Ross. and “ Lu & Mollie.” Will. Donald
son. and Miltie Irwin. are all.

Charlie the Miss Braden of whom you
spoke in your list of lady friends is her
name Libbie Braden? I am acquainted with
Miss Libbie Braden of Gustavus.

Darling write to me as often as possible will you not? Please remember me to the boys. Tell Geo. Moore. I congratulate him upon his success in the fight at Winchester. Write real often dearest. and may Heaven bless you