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ALS 4 pp. May 18, 1862 Letter from Adelaide E. Case to Charles N. Tenney

Addie tells Charlie about her recuperation from a bad headache by listening to music. She also describes a visit with a mother of one of her students. While there, the mother read a part of a letter from the mother's brother. The letter describes the lack of feeling by the soldier upon seeing the dead and dying on the field on the day after a battle. Addie expresses her shock at his callous observations.