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February 23, 1862
Letter from Charles N. Tenney to Adelaide E. Case
Tenney is near the [PawPaw] Tunnel. He muses to Addie about their romance and
how wearily the time passes for him. He describes Washington's birthday
celebration the previous day with "arches of evergreen, flags raised, and tents
wreathed and decorated in a tasteful manner." The Brigade, consisting of the 7th
and 29th Ohio, 110th Pa., 7th Indiana and 1st Va. Regiments, was reviewed by
General Lander, who said the "7th is the best regiment in his department."
However, Tenney adds, all the best officers in the regiment are resigning and
going home. Tenney thinks resignations are due to the fact that the regiment
head, Maj. Gen. Erastus Barnard Tyler, is a "ruined and unprincipled head."
