55 letters written with plain paper
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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.
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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.
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After their house almost burns down, Cecil writes a distraught letter as he contemplates what could have been.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Lamentations of being separated from his wife and home, a visit to Mt. Vernon, and O’Brien’s Pillow.
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Cecil’s trip through Washington D.C. after his brief leave, during which he toured the capital building which he describes in detail.
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Cecil write about staying the night in D.C. and having his friend get robbed.
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A letter primarily about the difficulty of shipping boxes to the soldiers and the contents of a box she sent.