http://cecilsletters.com/letters Kirby Mon, 13 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0700 The RSS feed for Cecil's Letters https://cecilsletters.com/letters/1863-03-25 https://cecilsletters.com/letters/1863-03-25 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0700 Things start to get lively in Virginia when pickets are attacked, and Capt. Dickerman is not feeling so well. Joe cracks a joke against Tucker, and Lieut. Dickerman is trying to get a discharge.

]]> https://cecilsletters.com/letters/1863-03-22-2 https://cecilsletters.com/letters/1863-03-22-2 Tue, 29 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0600 After their house almost burns down, Cecil writes a distraught letter as he contemplates what could have been.

]]> https://cecilsletters.com/letters/1863-03-22 https://cecilsletters.com/letters/1863-03-22 Wed, 03 May 2017 00:00:00 -0600 This letter is primarily about what is happening at home in Connecticut, but Cecil does mention the possibility of moving shortly and what role the 20th Connecticut might play.

]]> https://cecilsletters.com/letters/1863-03-18 https://cecilsletters.com/letters/1863-03-18 Mon, 17 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0600 As spring approaches, the camp begins to shake of the winter slumber and a nearby farmer is willing to bet his farm that the war will end in three months based off of a spring drying up.

]]> https://cecilsletters.com/letters/1863-03-15 https://cecilsletters.com/letters/1863-03-15 Sun, 16 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0600 Once again feeling rather homesick, Cecil sends some final details about his stay in Washington, some excitement caused by some nearby Confederates, and his love for molasses.

]]> https://cecilsletters.com/letters/1863-03-10 https://cecilsletters.com/letters/1863-03-10 Sat, 15 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0600 Back in camp on a stormy day, Cecil writes about the changes in the Army, cooking pancakes, and asks what the news of the world is.

]]> https://cecilsletters.com/letters/1863-03-08 https://cecilsletters.com/letters/1863-03-08 Sun, 09 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0600 Lamentations of being separated from his wife and home, a visit to Mt. Vernon, and O’Brien’s Pillow.

]]> https://cecilsletters.com/letters/1863-03-04 https://cecilsletters.com/letters/1863-03-04 Sat, 08 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0600 Cecil’s trip through Washington D.C. after his brief leave, during which he toured the capital building which he describes in detail.

]]> https://cecilsletters.com/letters/1863-03-01-2 https://cecilsletters.com/letters/1863-03-01-2 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0600 Cecil write about staying the night in D.C. and having his friend get robbed.

]]> https://cecilsletters.com/letters/1863-03-01 https://cecilsletters.com/letters/1863-03-01 Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0600 A short letter letting Caroline know that he had arrive at Washington D.C. after taking a leave of absence.

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