| Summary: | In the letter she discusses unreliable mail delivery; her sons' experiences in the Confederate army ("They never murmur or complain - laugh over their corn bread, tough Beef & tentless bed, and seems to realize how much better off they are than the majority"); local social activities; the health of her family and acquaintances; and civilians' disillusionment with the war ("I know hundreds of people southerners as well as northerners that would leave the country to day if they could"). She also mentions her own attitude toward the war: "I must confess that your rebel proclivities exceed mine for I...should much sooner think of leaving the [Confederacy] than trying to get into it. My husband and children and all my interest are here, and it is my home, so that I am bound to stay and see the Drama out, but a fearful one it is." At the end of the letter is a note to her parents. A transcription is included.
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